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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: House Bill 196
Published: Sunday, March 14th, 2021 @ 1:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law House Bill 4, extending the delay on payment deadlines for the renewal of certain alcohol permits.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2021 @ 10:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s lawmakers are moving to advance school choice.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2021 @ 4:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper will sign the following bills into law: House Bill 1105 & 1 other
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 7:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following 24 bills into law: House Bill 1023 & 23 others
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 902 & 4 others
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 @ 9:28 am
By: Governor's Office
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A January 27 article in the News & Observer announced that a bill to make North Carolina a license state for selling liquor is unlikely to receive a vote this year.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 10:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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oday, Lt. Governor Dan Forest released the following statement:
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 5:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne), Sen. Don Davis (D-Pitt), Rep. Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir) and Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir) praised House passage of the NC Military and Veteran Act of 2019 (SB 230).
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 5:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill now before the state Senate, House Bill 590, would make a simple but sensible adjustment to an already good regulatory policy.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House Energy and Public Utilities Committee on Tuesday, June, 25, approved a version of a bill to restrict new wind turbines near military bases, eliminating a proposed ban that was part of the original bill.
Published: Friday, June 28th, 2019 @ 7:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment on HB 370:
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 11:13 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Senate/Higher Education Committee on Wednesday, June 5, approved the bill, introduced in the Senate as S.B. 290. It passed the House, 88-24, April 16.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 9:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 1014 into law
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 @ 6:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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After more than two hours of debate, the N.C. House Friday afternoon passed a $24.5 billion General Fund budget by a 61-51 party-line vote.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 8:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A collection of lawmakers, lawyers, lobbyists, and brewers gathered for a news conference Thursday, March 14, to talk about a pair of bills that, if passed into law, would even further energize North Carolina's thriving craft beer market.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 @ 11:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With growing concerns about school safety, should schools be forced to open their doors to hundreds of unchecked adults?
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 2:41 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Of that money, $1.5 billion would go to public schools. Community colleges would get $200 million, and the state's universities would receive the remaining $200 million.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House approved a bill Wednesday, Feb. 27, asking voters to enshrine eminent domain restrictions in the state constitution. The measure passed easily, by a 94-21 vote.
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2019 @ 7:22 am
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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement on Election Fraud Secrecy
Published: Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 @ 11:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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On Friday, December 21st Gov. Cooper vetoed House Bill 1029, a technical corrections bill which among other things, would have made municipal charter school employees eligible for state benefits.
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2018 @ 8:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After several court battles and a failed constitutional amendment, the Bipartisan Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement may once again become separate boards
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 2:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper signed Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 4 into law
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 10:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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Last month, I wrote about Session Law 2018-69: An Act to Assist the Criminal Law Recodification Working Group, which had just been unanimously approved by both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Cooper.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 8:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bob Hamilton is out as administrator of the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control commission
Published: Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 @ 4:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The relationship between the State Board of Education and State Superintendent Mark Johnson continues to be dysfunctional after the board objected to a provision in recent legislation
Published: Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senators voted 32-14 after testy debate on Wednesday, June 27, to pass House Bill 913, which creates a Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections Enforcement
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 12:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Starting in 2011, North Carolina lawmakers have implemented transformational changes resulting in a strong and growing economy
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 4:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House resoundingly approved House Bill 551 on a 107-9 vote, clearing the way for the constitutional amendment strengthening victims’ rights to go on the Nov. 6 general election ballot for voter approval
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 12:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper signed House Bill 335 into law
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 11:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today the North Carolina House Committee on the Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House will consider House Bill 916 – North Carolina Health Plan
Published: Thursday, July 5th, 2018 @ 8:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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