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Looking into January, state legislative sessions will begin across the nation. For many states, a critical focus point will be on the emergency powers those states’ governments have exercised in the wake of COVID-19.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 8:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Representative Keith Kidwell was officially sworn-in and seated on the House floor today to serve the people of House District 79, which includes Beaufort and Craven counties.
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 @ 11:30 am
By: Keith D Kidwell
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Rep.-elect David Willis (R-Union) was elected by his Republican colleagues last week to serve as their Freshman Leader in the 2021-2022 legislative session.
Published: Thursday, December 17th, 2020 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Redistricting could prove contentious in next year’s legislative session.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 2:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The majority leader in North Carolina’s state Senate offered his colleagues good advice for this year’s legislative session.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper’s spokesman Ford Porter released the following statement on this week’s legislative session
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 @ 9:54 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Here at three takeaways from the 2019-20 session of General Assembly, which ended in November and will resume Jan. 14.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 10:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After 1,717 bills, nine vetoes and 186 new laws with the prospect of even more over the next few days, the legislature finally adjourned and ended one of the longest legislative sessions in recent history.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 8:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Another session of the N.C. General Assembly - this one especially short - should convene at noon Oct. 4.
Published: Friday, October 6th, 2017 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The rights of people, rather than political considerations, must be the primary focus in fixing 28 unconstitutionally drawn state legislative districts
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2017 legislative long session is over. Kind of. In the wee hours of June 30, on the eve of the new fiscal year, the General Assembly adjourned, only to schedule encore sessions in August and September
Published: Sunday, July 30th, 2017 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When Roy Cooper was elected governor of North Carolina, he faced an uphill battle to fulfill any of his campaign promises
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 1:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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Round one of this year's legislative session is over. But they'll be back
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 @ 8:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At least two major "known unknowns" complicate predictions about the course of the N.C. General Assembly's 2017 session
Published: Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bipartisanship ruled the day as lawmakers returned Wednesday to begin the 2017 long session of the General Assembly
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2016 N.C. legislative session was short, but full of significant action: limiting the growth of government, cutting taxes, paying down debt, building savings, raising teacher pay by almost 5 percent, protecting property rights, and continuing the momentum toward economic growth
Published: Sunday, October 16th, 2016 @ 3:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even though N.C. legislators left Raleigh on July 1, much earlier than in recent memory, the General Assembly had enough time to enact positive policy reforms
Published: Friday, July 29th, 2016 @ 12:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2015-16 session of the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned just before midnight Friday after a 14-hour legislative day that included moving tributes to retiring lawmakers and senior staff members
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2016 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legislative session that was widely seen as successful came to a close late July 1 after legislators gave final approval to the centerpiece of every Short Session
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 8:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Senate is poised to adjourn on Friday, leaving the House behind to finish up with any unfinished business it chooses to take up
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should the government keep taxes higher in order to finance schools, roads, and other public services, even if the higher taxes discourage some private investment and entrepreneurship
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2013 legislative session has at times been contentious, sometimes controversial, often frustrating, but in the end, very successful. This has been a good...
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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