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Legislative leaders want the full 15-member Appeals Court, with 10 Republicans and five Democrats, to reconsider a 2-1 split ruling on felon voting.
Published: Friday, May 6th, 2022 @ 1:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new filing from N.C. legislative leaders asks the state Supreme Court to steer clear of a case involving voting rights for felons. A courtroom victory for the felons could add 56,000 people to the state’s voting rolls.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 1:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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There aren’t many things that bring people from all sides together politically these days. But ending the practice of putting our clocks forward in the spring then backward in the fall is one that enjoys wide, bipartisan agreement.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defenders of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program are asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to block “burdensome” trial court activity in a lawsuit challenging the program.
Published: Sunday, March 20th, 2022 @ 6:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers representing N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein and Republican legislative leaders want the state Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit linked to now-repealed Mecklenburg County judicial districts.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 11:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As of Friday, March 4, all legislative districts and candidates are set for this year’s state legislative races.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 2:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State legislative leaders are offering their final written arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court in a federal voter ID case. Legislators seek the court’s permission to intervene in the case to defend voter ID.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 10:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Releases New Video Emphasizing Committee’s Mission to Hold its Ground and Fight for More
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 9:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State legislative leaders are giving U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts more reasons to back their request for emergency Supreme Court action on North Carolina’s disputed congressional map.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly did not conduct any public business this week.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2022 @ 9:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legislative leaders argue there’s no good reason for the N.C. Supreme Court to step into a dispute now over $1.7 billion in court-ordered education funding.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 @ 8:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, discusses upcoming 2022 legislative priorities during an appearance at the John Locke Foundation’s 2022 Carolina Liberty Conference.
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal dispute over a new congressional map for North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 @ 3:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan unanimous three-judge panel has upheld newly drawn maps for North Carolina’s legislative elections. But the same panel has rejected a revised map for congressional elections.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 11:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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WRAL reported yesterday about the kurfuffle over Cheif Justice Paul Newby pointing out that there is not a “fair elections” clause in the North Carolina Constitution.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 1:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House and Senate gave final approval to redrawn or remedial legislative electoral maps Thursday, after last-minute adjustments delayed the Senate session several times.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 9:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week. Redistricting maps were the primary focus of the week to meet the NC Supreme Court deadline of Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Published: Monday, February 21st, 2022 @ 8:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill that would legalize mobile sports betting in North Carolina is likely to see significant consideration in the House during the abbreviated spring legislative session.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 6:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defendants and the N.C. Department of Justice are defending North Carolina’s voter ID law before the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 @ 7:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected state congressional and legislative election maps with a party-line 4-3 vote. The court’s four Democratic justices agreed to strike down maps drawn by a Republican-led legislature.
Published: Monday, February 7th, 2022 @ 6:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s legislative and congressional election maps now sit in the hands of the N.C. Supreme Court, after 90 minutes of oral arguments for and against the maps Wednesday morning.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defendants in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter ID law are fighting a request to remove a Republican state Supreme Court justice from hearing the case.
Published: Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defendants in a case challenging North Carolina’s voter ID law are rejecting a proposal to move the case to the state Supreme Court.
Published: Saturday, January 29th, 2022 @ 6:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly did not convene this week to conduct votes on any pending legislation.
Published: Saturday, January 29th, 2022 @ 6:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Supreme Court states it was an intentional limit on how legislative districts could be drawn
Published: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 @ 1:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative defendants in North Carolina’s legal fight over new election maps are seeking Supreme Court Justice Sam “Jimmy” Ervin IV’s recusal from the case.
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 9:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defendants are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to avoid jumping into a legal fight over new election maps.
Published: Monday, December 20th, 2021 @ 9:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New legislative election maps would give Republicans an advantage in the 2022 elections.
Published: Monday, December 6th, 2021 @ 12:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced his intent to sign the legislative budget, citing necessary investments in teacher and state employee pay, critical infrastructure and aid to help families and businesses emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 6:55 am
By: Governor's Office
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NCACC Weekly Update — August 6
Published: Monday, August 23rd, 2021 @ 8:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Members of a joint redistricting committee between the N.C. House and Senate on Tuesday, Aug. 10 heard public feedback on new criteria for drawing district maps.
Published: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 2:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — July 30
Published: Monday, August 16th, 2021 @ 4:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — July 9
Published: Monday, July 19th, 2021 @ 5:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Overall spending growth will be below GOP's self-imposed spending limitation of population plus inflation increases
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 8:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Education leaders call for reforming North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Published: Friday, June 4th, 2021 @ 7:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore, Rep. Robert Reives, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and Senator Dan Blue issued the following statement
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 11:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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