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NC House Members Urge Governor Cooper to Maintain Balance on State Supreme Court

Posted on January 31, 2019 by admin in Cooper, Courts, Faircloth

Today, N.C. House Majority Leader John Bell sent a letter, signed by over 50 members of the Republican Caucus, to Governor Roy Cooper urging him to respect the will of the voters by replacing Chief Justice Martin with someone who has a similar ideological background and pedigree. Martin, the longest-serving justice on the state’s Supreme […]

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Rep. Faircloth and the NC House Keeps their Promises

Posted on July 17, 2018 by admin in Appropriations, Bonds, Budget, Business, Children, Consumer Protection, Courts, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Education Reform, Election Reform, Elections, Emergency Management, Energy, Environment, Faircloth, Farming, Food, Healthcare, Hunting & Fishing, Jobs, Medicaid, Pension Reform, Regulatory Reform, Speaker Moore, Tax Reform, Taxes, Technology, Transportation

Families and businesses in North Carolina continued to see promising gains from the 2018 state legislative session as lawmakers remained committed to higher salaries for educators and state employees, increased investments in public schools and a successful pro-growth jobs agenda. The accomplishments mark another year of promises kept by the Republican-led General Assembly to deliver […]

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The Electoral Freedom Act of 2017

Posted on October 19, 2017 by admin in Cooper, Courts, Election Reform, Elections, Municipal Government, Politics

The ability of voting groups to form a recognized political party in North Carolina just got a whole lot easier. Senate Bill 656, the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017, lowers the threshold for establishing a recognized political party in a number of ways. The bill also makes it easier for unaffiliated candidates to participate in […]

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Chief Justice Urges Legislature to Raise the Age

Posted on May 2, 2017 by admin in Children, Courts, Crime, Justice, Law Enforcement

Support to ‘raise the age’ crosses ideological, partisan lines At press conference, Chief Justice Martin says Tar Heel State would save tax dollars and reduce repeat offenses if older teens were handled by juvenile justice system North Carolina is now the nation’s only state charging 16- and 17-year-old delinquents as adults and needs to catch […]

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Raising the Age in North Carolina

Posted on March 9, 2017 by admin in Children, Courts, Crime, Justice, Law, Law Enforcement

Yesterday, legislation was introduced in the House that seeks to reform the way that juvenile offenders are treated under the state’s criminal justice system. House Bill 280, The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act (colloquially known as the “Raise the Age Bill”) raises the age of juvenile court jurisdiction from 16 to 18 years for children who are convicted of […]

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Ethics, Elections & Court Reform

Posted on December 21, 2016 by admin in Courts, Elections, Ethics

Late last week, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 4, “Bi-Partisan Ethics, Elections & Court Reform” in a special session. The legislation was passed largely on a party-line vote (Democrat William Brisson voted with the Republican majority) and was signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory on Friday. SB4 contains several reforms, including 1) creating a new state agency […]

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Responding to the NCAA

Posted on September 16, 2016 by admin in Children, Courts, Culture, Privacy, Private Property Rights, Recreation, Sports, Women

The following post is reformatted from a September 13 press release from the Office of Speaker Pro Tem Representative Paul Stam. You may download the original version from Representative Stam’s website here. The Breathtaking Hypocrisy of the NCAA Citing a commitment to “fairness and inclusion,” the NCAA announced September 12 that it will move seven championship […]

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FCC Oversteps in Broadband Case

Posted on August 16, 2016 by admin in Consumer Protection, Courts, Federal Government, Jobs, Municipal Government, Technology, Utilities

Guest post by Barry Smith The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed the states of North Carolina and Tennessee a victory on Wednesday when it struck down a Federal Communications Commission rule that pre-empted the states’ regulation of municipal broadband service within their borders. The three-judge panel said that the FCC overstepped its authority. The […]

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Statement on Fourth Circuit Ruling

Posted on July 29, 2016 by admin in Courts, Federal Government, Speaker Moore

Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) issued the following joint statement Friday in response to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on voter ID: “Since today’s decision by three partisan Democrats ignores legal precedent, ignores the fact that other federal courts have used North Carolina’s law as a […]

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Legislative Leaders Seek Clarity

Posted on May 9, 2016 by admin in Business, Children, Courts, Federal Government, Privacy, Private Property Rights, Safety, Women

Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced Monday they have filed a lawsuit in the federal Eastern District of North Carolina, asking the court to declare that North Carolina’s commonsense law to maintain sex-specific restrooms complies with federal law. Last week, the Obama administration threatened to withhold federal funding for […]

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The Economy Then and Now

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Index of Articles

  • 2019 Budget Passes First Vote in NC House
  • Tax collections could lead to $700 million windfall
  • NC House Members Urge Governor Cooper to Maintain Balance on State Supreme Court
  • House Enacts Voter ID With Veto Override
  • $793 Million for Florence Recovery
  • 3205
  • Legislature to Convene October 2 for Hurricane Relief
  • State Revenues Exceed Forecast by Over $400 million
  • Hurricane Relief Committee to Investigate Recovery Delays
  • Rep. Faircloth and the NC House Keeps their Promises
  • Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
  • Revenue estimates $252.8 million ahead of targets
  • Flag Day 2018
  • Legislature Overrides Budget Veto
  • Remembering the Day that Saved the World
  • Houses Passes School Safety Programs
  • Legislature Agrees to Adjustments for Current State Budget
  • Six statistics Carolinians should know
  • Employment Increases by more than 85,000
  • Safeguarding Emergency Equipment
  • LEO: No Need to Get Angry
  • The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act
  • A Statue for North Carolina’s Favorite Son
  • A Good and Faithful Servant
  • Remembering Washington on President’s Day
  • A New Pipeline of Money to Public Schools
  • Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
  • Tax Fraud Prevention Saves State Revenue
  • NC in Top Tier for Economic Preparedness
  • The Electoral Freedom Act of 2017
  • North Carolina in Top 5 States for Wage Growth
  • Republicans Credited For Strong State Economy
  • Governor Cooper Declares State of Emergency
  • Throwback Thursday: The Education Lottery
  • Unemployment Continues to Drop
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