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A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Roy Cooper’s emergency powers has moved closer to a resolution. The senior resident Superior Court judge for Wake County has agreed the case should head to a three-judge panel.
Published: Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 @ 5:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House in a concurrence vote passed House Bill 264, Emergency Powers Accountability Act, 66-44, on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Specifically, the legislation requires the governor to get concurrence from the Council of State for an emergency declaration lasting more than seven days.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 11:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With his state of emergency declaration now surpassing 600 days, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 264, the Emergency Powers Accountability Act, which seeks to strengthen and clarify current emergency management laws to restore checks and balances over the governor’s executive powers.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 10:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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legislature also banned vaccine mandates and stripped governor's emergency powers
Published: Friday, September 10th, 2021 @ 11:58 am
By: John Steed
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Good move...for Michigan and NC. Abuse requires extreme measures
Published: Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 @ 8:04 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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1945 Emergency Powers Act totally repealed and the repeal cannot be vetoed by governor
Published: Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 @ 6:45 pm
By: John Steed
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people power about to strike
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 9:47 am
By: John Steed
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A new lawsuit filed Friday, May 7, in Carteret County would end Gov. Roy Cooper’s ability to issue executive orders linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 9:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is not alone in considering whether to scale back the governor’s emergency powers.
Published: Sunday, April 25th, 2021 @ 9:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill to curtail a governor’s power during a state emergency has easily passed a Senate Judiciary Committee.
Published: Sunday, April 25th, 2021 @ 1:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Voters in North Carolina could decide next year to limit the governor’s emergency powers, under a proposed constitutional amendment filed Wednesday, April 14, in the N.C. House.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 2:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Now goes to the Senate for consideration
Published: Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 8:48 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought North Carolina to a screeching halt, Gov. Roy Cooper shows no sign of relinquishing the sweeping and open-ended emergency powers he has claimed under state law.
Published: Saturday, March 20th, 2021 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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You have been asking for it, well here it is.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 6:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bill Comes on One-Year Anniversary of Gov. Cooper’s Statewide Emergency Order
Published: Friday, March 12th, 2021 @ 5:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper. The Republican Forest and the Democrat Cooper face each other in the 2020 gubernatorial election.
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 @ 11:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A handful of House Republicans have introduced a series of bills to limit the governor’s powers in a state of emergency, a move that’s likely to further divide politics in Raleigh, political scientists say.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 @ 3:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Representative Kidwell has drafted Legislation that if passed by the General Assembly will put a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot in November.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 @ 2:42 am
By: Keith D Kidwell
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The public comment period for the amended rule cited as 08 NCAC 01 .0106 – which explains the Executive Director’s emergency powers – begins today, March 19, 2020, and ends Monday, April 20, 2020.
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2020 @ 1:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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