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Sens. Ted Budd, R-NC, and Thom TIllis, R-NC. signed on to a letter Wednesday, along with 11 other senators, to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, urging him to keep the U.S. Senate in session until all 12 appropriations bills have been debated and passed by the Senate.
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Georgia state senator has been suspended from the Senate Republican caucus after he called for a special session of the legislature over the prosecution of former President Donald Trump by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 9:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, the Republican-led North Carolina Senate voted to override four of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, bringing the chamber’s total number of veto overrides this legislative session to all six.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 1:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, North Carolina Senate committee members voted to advance a bill legalizing sports betting in the state. It is calendared for the Senate floor session scheduled to gavel in at 9:30 Wednesday morning.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 8:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At a forum hosted by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance on Jan. 9, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger discussed a host of issues leading up to the 2023 legislative session, which began on Jan. 11.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the North Carolina Senate were sworn into office Wednesday, marking the beginning of the 2023 long session for the state legislature.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, asks Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, about potential abortion legislation in the 2023 N.C. legislative session.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 10:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House on Thursday passed a resolution supporting Ukraine before following the Senate’s lead and voting to adjourn its long-running session.
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2022 @ 3:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate voted Wednesday evening to adjourn the longest long session of the legislature in decades, effective March 10.
Published: Sunday, March 13th, 2022 @ 1:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House and Senate gave final approval to redrawn or remedial legislative electoral maps Thursday, after last-minute adjustments delayed the Senate session several times.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 9:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate bill that would legalize sports betting on phones and at various venues is stuck in the House, and it may not see action until next year’s session.
Published: Saturday, November 6th, 2021 @ 8:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The majority leader in North Carolina’s state Senate offered his colleagues good advice for this year’s legislative session.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced earlier in October that the Senate would close out the long session by the end of the month.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2019 @ 9:23 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The N.C. Senate will conclude its business this week, with or without overriding the governor’s budget veto, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said during a Monday, Oct. 28, news conference.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 @ 4:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House and Senate convene today in Special Session at noon to take up a variety of topics. It was initially hoped that this would be a short session
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 12:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The N.C. Senate voted to override two of Gov. Roy Cooper's remaining vetoes during a Wednesday evening session. With total debate time of less than 20 minutes and party-line votes of 30-9, both measures became law
Published: Friday, September 1st, 2017 @ 3:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 @ 4:45 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement following the confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2017 @ 2:01 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on President-elect Trump's nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for Attorney General
Published: Saturday, November 19th, 2016 @ 12:42 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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State Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, said the Senate will push again in the next legislative session to pass a constitutional amendment lowering the cap on the personal income tax rate from 10 percent to 5.5 percent.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate is poised to adjourn on Friday, leaving the House behind to finish up with any unfinished business it chooses to take up
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest released the following statement on Monday, March 7th, calling on the North Carolina Senate to agree to a special session to address the recent Charlotte City Council vote
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 @ 12:46 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In response to Donald Trump's call for a temporary pause on Muslim migratithom-smokingon, the Senate Judiciary Committee declared on Thursday that Muslims living in foreign nations have a global right to immigrate to the United States.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) and other members of the North Carolina Senate returned to Raleigh Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to begin their 2015-2016 legislative session.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 9:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Earlier today, the North Carolina General Assembly began its 2015 legislative session and Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement welcoming lawmakers back to the state capital.
Published: Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 @ 11:32 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Last year, the General Assembly passed a comprehensive law to require a photo ID at the polls and to reform North Carolina's outdated election code, which hadn't been changed in decades.
Published: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 @ 7:22 pm
By: Bill Cook
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After a highly productive legislative long session, the North Carolina Senate concluded its substantive business early Friday morning after passing many long-overdue reforms to improve North Carolina's public schools, rebuild our economy and restore our place as a leader in job growth.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state House Monday refused to concur with the Senate's latest stab at regulatory reform, sending House Bill 74 to a conference committee in the waning days of the legislative session. At the urging of Rep. Tim Moffitt, R-Buncombe, the House chamber voted 109-0 not to concur, even though the...
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following weeks of negotiation, the Senate has again made modifications to our tax reform plan to better satisfy the needs of North Carolinians and compel the support of the House and Governor.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
By: Bill Cook
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It is abundantly clear that real tax reform is needed in North Carolina - our state has the highest taxes in the Southeast and one of the worst business climates and unemployment rates in the country.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm
By: Bill Cook
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The Governor signed my Senate Bill 189, amending the homeschool law in NC, into law this past Thursday.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 6:49 pm
By: Bill Cook
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All across our state North Carolina families are working hard to make ends meet. But an outdated, archaic tax system that excessively taxes income stands in the way of our state's economic recovery and penalizes our citizens' hard work and success.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 10:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We have been busy so far this session! Here is a little of what has happened in the past two weeks.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 12:23 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Gavels in both the House and the Senate are set to fall at noon as the General Assembly begins its 2013 session in earnest.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Let's recap. We have record unemployment, and one of the highest gas tax burdens in America.
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2012 @ 12:17 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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With the $20.1 billion budget headed to the Senate floor, lawmakers are beginning to talk seriously about ending the 2012 short session of the General Assembly. Yet a few items remain on their to-do list.
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2012 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Republican Senate leader Phil Berger introduced a comprehensive education reform package at the opening of this year's short legislative session, his GOP House colleagues are offering more limited, targeted changes in school policy.
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2012 @ 6:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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