The N.C. Environmental Management Commission has dropped its lawsuit against the Rules Review Commission, less than two weeks after going to court. The EMC offered no explanation for the dismissal in its court filing.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 10:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Rules Review Commission faces another legal challenge, the first filed since Gov. Roy Cooper dropped a lawsuit against the group in October 2022.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 10:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Rules Review Commission will consider Thursday two proposals that would restrict access to voting systems information. RRC staff members recommend rejecting both proposals.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 @ 12:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Rules Review Commission strikes down tighter rules for election observers for upcoming general election.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 10:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is suing to dismantle a powerful legislative check on executive power. The N.C. Supreme Court will eventually decide the issue.
Published: Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, The Governor’s Office filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court, challenging the constitutionality of the membership of the Rules Review Commission (RRC) as a violation of the North Carolina Constitution’s Separation-of-Powers Clause.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 9:41 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A new look at rule-making activity in North Carolina shows that regulation, as the old beach tee puts it, keeps on truckin'
Published: Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 @ 10:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There have been some significant recent developments in two lawsuits involving the separation of powers, both of which were filed in Wake County Superior Court last November.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2015 @ 3:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislators can take one of the most effective steps toward fighting overregulation in North Carolina by setting expiration dates for state rules. Support for end dates -- or sunsetting -- is one of the key findings in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The use of sunset laws and periodic review can prove effective in reducing a state's regulatory burden. A bill before the General Assembly, House Bill 74...
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2013 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When we are children, our parents and relatives urge us to "play by the rules." Typically, violating the rules triggers consequences that correspond to the severity...
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Child Care Commission made another attempt Feb. 4 to get a procedural committee that sifts through administrative rules to approve a controversial rule prohibiting religious instruction at NC Pre-K centers.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 1:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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