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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 Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act

Posted on February 27, 2018 by admin in Consumer Protection, Healthcare

A healthcare bill passed unanimously during the long session creates additional protections for people covered by health benefit plans. The bill also contains protections designed to help smaller pharmacies compete with large pharmaceutical companies. “This bill will assist independent pharmacies by allowing them to provide more information to their patients regarding the amount of the […]

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A Message from Rep. Faircloth

Posted on June 29, 2017 by admin in Appropriations, Budget, Children, Culture, Education, Emergency Management, Faircloth, Healthcare, Public Employees, Public Safety

Dear District 61 Constituents, With session drawing to a close, I look forward to returning to Guilford County and seeing the positive effects of the legislation the General Assembly has passed this year. In the final week, we have had a marathon of legislation to confer as many benefits on North Carolinians as possible. Our […]

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Preventing Opioid Misuse

Posted on June 27, 2017 by admin in Crime, Health, Healthcare

The North Carolina House of Representatives unanimously approved a final version of House Bill 243 — the “Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act” earlier this afternoon, passing a comprehensive measure to address the opioid epidemic through smarter prescribing and labeling, better dispensing and stricter requirements for use of the state’s Controlled Substances Reporting System. Key provisions […]

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Improving Rural Access to Broadband

Posted on April 21, 2017 by admin in Dan Forest, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Healthcare, Public/private partnerships, Technology

With an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 109 to 8, the North Carolina House yesterday afternoon passed the “BRIGHT Futures Act” (House Bill 68) to accelerate the build-out of digital infrastructure in rural and other underserved areas of our state. Representative Faircloth co-sponsored the bill. The goal is to bring greater economic prosperity to more folks by way of a […]

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Improving Access to Cancer Medications

Posted on March 2, 2017 by admin in Health, Healthcare, Insurance

A bill was been filed in the House yesterday in a bi-partisan effort to meet the vital needs of many North Carolinians by improving access to life saving oral cancer medications, some of which are the most effective medications on the market today. Representative Faircloth co-sponsored this vital legislation. Innovation in the pharmaceutical industry has led to effective […]

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Details of the Budget Compromise

Posted on June 28, 2016 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Economic Development, Education, Election Reform, Energy, Environment, Government Reform, Healthcare, Justice, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Municipal Government, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation, Water

Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) held a joint press conference yesterday to announce details of the $22.34 billion budget agreement reached between Senate and House conferees this past weekend. The compromise budget includes a responsible 2.8 percent spending increase and achieves both chambers’ shared goals with Governor Pat McCrory of […]

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House Passes Budget With Extraordinary Bipartisan Support

Posted on May 20, 2016 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Economic Development, Education, Election Reform, Energy, Environment, Government Reform, Healthcare, Justice, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Municipal Government, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation, Water

Yesterday, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed its version of the state’s budget for the second year of this session’s biennium. The spending plan cleared the chamber by an overwhelming margin, with a bipartisan vote of 103-12. Representative Faircloth voted with all of his House Republican colleagues for the Budget, joining with 30 other House Democrats who also supported the […]

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Some Additional Bathroom Reading

Posted on May 6, 2016 by admin in Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Crime, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Education Reform, Federal Government, Government Reform, Healthcare, Jobs, Justice, Law, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Medicaid, Older People, Open Government, Parental Choice, Privacy, Private Property Rights, Public Assistance, Public/private partnerships, Regulatory Reform, Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Technology, Transparency, Transportation, Unemployment, Unemployment Reform

Revenues for the current year are projected to finish $330 million above initial budget projections, according to the latest figures released by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management and the legislature’s nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division. The latest revenue forecast also boosts projections for FY 2016-17 by $231 million above the certified budget. […]

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How One Person Made a Difference

Posted on February 19, 2016 by admin in Crime, Dan Forest, Disabilities, Healthcare, Older People, Safety

[youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/oUgT0r4WRb8″ width=”590″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″]  Those who think that one person cannot make a difference in the law have never met Laurie Powell. In this video, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest explains how, through her hard work, a new law was passed to help protect group home residents from sexual abuse. We first […]

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  • 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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