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One month after the murder of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail, the North Carolina General Assembly will return to Raleigh on Monday, Sept. 22, to consider a sweeping package of criminal justice reforms aimed at what Republican leaders describe as “weak-on-crime” policies.
Published: Monday, September 22nd, 2025 @ 3:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State lawmakers convened for a brief session this week in which they were scheduled to consider veto overrides on several bills, but the sessions ended without the overrides being taken up.
Published: Saturday, August 30th, 2025 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 747, “An Act to Make Various Changes Regarding Election Law,” on October 10. The party-line votes were 30-19 in the Senate and 72-44 in the House.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 6:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Members of the North Carolina General Assembly are back in Raleigh Tuesday to vote on overriding another round of vetoes from Governor Roy Cooper.
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2024 @ 6:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, the state legislature overrode six of Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes, setting a record for the most veto overrides in a single day.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 6:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Republicans voted on Tuesday to override Democrat Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes of two election bills that Republicans say will increase election integrity and Cooper claims are a “threat” to democracy.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 10:42 am
By: Daily Wire
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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding the North Carolina Legislature’s override Wednesday of three bills vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper:
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 8:48 am
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the General Assembly's veto override actions:
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 4:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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Cooper now has 13 vetoes this session. Eight have been overridden by the legislature. Two more are scheduled for override votes on Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 6:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Gov. Roy Cooper signed two bills into law Monday and vetoed three, with one in particular raising disapproval from two Council of State members who call for lawmakers to override it.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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SB299 Provides Local Government Commission With Tools to Help Ensure Audit Rules Are Followed
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 11:42 am
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina General Assembly is set to take up the veto override of SB20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, much to the chagrin of Gov. Roy Cooper, who has conducted a pressure campaign in an attempt to swing legislators.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carolina Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Donna King hosts a recap of the week’s legislative news with journalists and state policy experts.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 12:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, assesses the vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s first veto of 2023.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina legislative leaders say they anticipate a quick vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 20
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 12:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina House Republicans scaled back a rule change that would have eliminated the 48-hour notice requirement for gubernatorial veto override votes.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 7:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Neither state Senate Democrat who initially voted for the Free the Smiles legislation last month was willing to stick with that “yes” vote this week.
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2022 @ 5:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives wants colleagues to override the governor’s veto of a bill ending school mask mandates. It would mark the first time in a year that lawmakers have tried to overturn a gubernatorial veto.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After coming up one vote short in its first effort to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill to reopen schools, the Senate is moving to try again.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 10:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s 11th-hour veto of a school reopening bill Friday isn’t sitting well with nearly half of North Carolina likely voters, a Civitas Flash Poll shows.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 4:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Republican Party released the following statement following the failed veto override vote.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 4:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. General Assembly on Monday, March 1, tried but failed — by one vote, 29-20 — to override the governor’s veto of a bill to reopen schools.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 8:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In response to the false narrative that has been printed and aired in many venues, I’d like to present the truth, the facts that are without dispute regarding the vote to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of the state budget.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 6:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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 General Assembly may finally end the months-long budget stalemate and override the governor’s veto of the budget.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 7:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake, wants Republican leaders to take a polygraph. He says he’ll pay for it.
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2019 @ 3:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The fate of the budget veto override lies in the Senate, but don’t expect a vote any time soon.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 6:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The budget passed the N.C. House in a controversial veto override, but the debate over Medicaid expansion is far from over.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s time for a break from “summer camp.”
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, denied claims from Democrats and some media outlets that he helped carry out a plan to mislead House Democrats into not showing up to an early morning session so House Republicans could more easily pass a veto override of the budget.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 @ 6:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While a majority of the Democratic caucus was absent, Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11 called for a vote to override the governor’s budget veto.
Published: Monday, September 16th, 2019 @ 3:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s been five years in the making, and it’s almost free from the budget stalemate.
Published: Sunday, September 15th, 2019 @ 4:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The budget and the House vote process are profoundly disappointing.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Certificate of Need reform could join the other health-care issues that are ensnared in the fight over the budget veto override and Medicaid expansion.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 10:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Thirty-five days ago, Governor Roy Cooper sent a balanced budget compromise offer to Republican legislative leadership.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 11:50 am
By: Governor's Office
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After several starts and stops, on Tuesday, July 9, the N.C. House failed to vote on an override of the governor’s budget bill.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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