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The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors, including North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, are pressuring the nation’s largest regional electric grid operator to rein in rising electricity costs.
Published: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 @ 6:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Josh Stein's motion to delay a case involving a dispute over appointments to judicial seats and the state Utilities Commission.
Published: Sunday, September 7th, 2025 @ 6:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 23, establishing the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to strengthen the state’s electricity infrastructure and energy affordability as demand increases.
Published: Thursday, August 28th, 2025 @ 7:26 am
By: Governor's Office
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A three-judge Superior Court panel granted part of Gov. Roy Cooper's request for an injunction against a new state law shifting government appointment powers.
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2024 @ 2:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Home Builders Association is asking Superior Court judges to reject Gov. Roy Cooper's request for an injunction against new laws dealing with appointments to government boards.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is criticizing Superior Court judges for not holding an immediate hearing on his request to block new state appointments laws.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge panel has rejected Gov. Roy Cooper's proposed injunction against recent action from the state Environmental Management Commission.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 1:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will oversee Gov. Roy Cooper's lawsuit challenging a law that takes away some of his appointment powers.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge Superior Court panel appointed by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby will consider Gov. Roy Cooper's latest lawsuit against state legislative leaders.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 11:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode five bills that had been vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper. Since the legislature held its first override vote in March, there have been a total of 19 veto overrides this year.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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They also show why the General Assembly was wise to put the least-cost and reliable guardrails into law
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 9:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has declared the week of Sept. 25 “Clean Energy Week.” Whether that indicates he will sign Senate Bill 678, “Clean Energy/Other Changes,” remains unclear.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 7:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With a large load forecast and a need for reliable electricity provision, Dominion Energy also balks at closing traditional power plants
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Having access to the Mountain Valley Pipeline would reduce customer costs by $1.7 billion by 2038, and $2.6 billion by 2050."
Published: Friday, November 24th, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While states consider enormously expensive plans to rework their entire electricity systems to cut CO2 emissions, energy-based emissions are still increasing across most of the world, especially China
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) to celebrate Clean Energy Week and highlight the community college’s innovative military workforce training programs.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 8:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September 25 – 29, 2023 as Clean Energy Week to highlight the state’s progress in transitioning to a clean energy future.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 3:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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Duke Energy Corporation has filed its update resource plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC).
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 6:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"With this kind of support at the federal level, it should be a wake-up call for regulatory reform to speed up the permitting process so we can build more nuclear," said SPN Energy Fellow, Amy Cooke.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 4:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The budget our legislature has passed is the cherry on top of the upside-down power grab cake our lawmakers have been baking since January.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 12:11 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The old proverb states that April showers bring May Flowers. So, what does August heat bring? Answer: Huge electric bills. My July bill was so high I was convinced my meter was broken and called to get a service person to my house.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 8:56 am
By: Tom Campbell
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When government decides to buy something, cost increases are sure to follow. One reason is that people are generally less cost-conscious when they’re spending other people’s money. Government decision-makers are people spending revenues collected from other people.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Residents of the Village of Bald Head Island, a small community located off the coast of Brunswick County, are facing a substantial 21% tax hike as part of the recently approved budget by council.
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 3:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) visited the town of Lahaina on Saturday to tour what he described as the “sheer devastation” inflicted by the deadly wildfires last month.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 3:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Hawaiian Electric is under scrutiny for allegedly slow-walking modernization and repairs of its electrical grid before the fire that ripped through the island of Maui last week.
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 9:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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Over 80 South Dakota landowners are fighting a lawsuit filed by a company arguing for the “right” to eminent domain.
Published: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 @ 2:07 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Utilities Commission’s initial Carbon Plan would close over 9,000 MWs of coal-fired generation by 2035
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2023 @ 7:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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ECU researchers create wetland to rid wastewater of problem nutrients
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 @ 6:34 pm
By: ECU News Services
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would transfer some appointment powers from the governor to other members of the executive branch and the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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a lesson for North Carolina and its Green New Deal, HB 951
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2023 @ 9:10 am
By: John Steed
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A former powerful N.C. House Rules Committee chairman urges the N.C. Court of Appeals to allow him to pursue a political discrimination claim against the state agency that fired him last year.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the Senate Rules Committee cleared a bill that helps pave the way for nuclear energy to play a significant role in North Carolina’s energy future.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 11:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations to boards and commissions today.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 11:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Three electric utility companies in California proposed a fixed-rate billing plan under which high-income households would pay more than low-income households.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2023 @ 9:16 am
By: Daily Wire
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