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The General Assembly’s short session is almost over. Here’s a look at what happened this week
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2020 @ 12:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2017-18 session of the N.C. General Assembly wrapped up Thursday, setting a record by overriding the 22nd and 23rd vetoes of the biennium
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2018 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Except for possible veto override votes, the General Assembly Thursday concluded its business for the biennium in a three-week reconvened session.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2018 @ 2:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As expected, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the General Assembly's most recent attempt to restructure the state's elections and ethics enforcement agencies. He also vetoed a "technical corrections" measure, rejecting two provisions in the catch-all legislation
Published: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With little debate, the N.C. Senate Thursday morning sent Senate Bill 854, the measure implementing the constitutional amendment requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls, to Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Friday, December 7th, 2018 @ 4:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly sent Gov. Roy Cooper a bill changing how proposed constitutional amendments will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot
Published: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 @ 2:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's common for the N.C. General Assembly to end legislative sessions amid a flurry of last-minute filings and maneuvering
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican-led General Assembly seemed poised to cut the top income-tax rate the state can charge, but the House and Senate can't agree on what that rate should be
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 11:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a pair of bills Friday that tweak state election laws and judicial election districts
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 5:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory has nearly 30 days to decide what to do with House Bill 17, which would remove some appointment powers from Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2015-16 session of the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned just before midnight Friday after a 14-hour legislative day that included moving tributes to retiring lawmakers and senior staff members
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2016 @ 3:13 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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Governor Pat McCrory has signed a proclamation calling the General Assembly to convene for an extra session and issued the following statement.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 1:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Exhausted legislators finally saw the closing gavel and heard the fat lady sing the "sine die," followed quickly by the Hallelujah chorus striking up the perennial tune, "There has to be a better way to run a state."
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 6:29 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In one of its last actions for the 2014 legislative session, the House defeated a Senate proposal to restructure county sales taxes, with a number of House members voicing concerns and voting against the economic development components included in H1224
Published: Friday, August 22nd, 2014 @ 8:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For all the drama in the days leading up to the adjournment of the 2014 "short session" of the General Assembly, the final day proved anticlimactic.
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014 @ 11:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House and Senate budget negotiators have reached a compromise $20.2 billion General Fund budget deal for the upcoming fiscal year that provides 1.2 percent raises to state employees and teachers while restoring $251 million in previous cuts to public education.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 3:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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