RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly approved again on Tuesday legislation changing the governance of the state’s two residential schools for the deaf and one for the blind.
it may receive yet another hefty task from the General Assembly, as that body considers another expansion of gambling in this State with the potential legalization of commercial casinos. Currently, there are only three casinos operating in North Carolina, all on Triba...
Other Bills of Interest S145 DOT/DMV Legislative Request – Passed the General Assembly and was signed by the Governor. Thanks to the special help of Rep. John Torbett there is now a law that states,“STATIC WEIGHING OF READY-MIXED CONCRETE TRUCKS SECTION 16.5. G.S. 20-118is amended by ...
we thank Speaker Moore for his leadership on this issue and we welcome the opportunity to work with him and other leaders in the General Assembly, Governor Cooper, and other stakeholders to assist in developing the details needed to finalize the funding plan. The N...
“They’re trying to undermine the governor and the attorney general that we just elected,” said Kerri Blanchard. Protestors spent more than an hour in front of the Capitol before marching to the Legislative Building, blasting the Republican supermajority for the piece of legislation. ...
Other candidates are looking to transition from one office to another, like State Rep. Wesley Harris, D-Mecklenburg, who is looking to trade his seat in the General Assembly for one on the Council of State as state treasurer. Harris was first elected in 2018 and was re-elected twice but ...
Both chambers of the General Assemblyvoted on May 16to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the abortion legislation. All Republicans voted in favor of the legislation. Every Democrat opposed it. The 72-48 House vote and the 30-20 Senate vote met the three-fifths requirement for a veto ove...
Kevin Crutchfield is a lifelong Republican with a conservative background deeply rooted in family values. After winning a seat in the NC House in 2022 he quickly found success in the General Assembly: he was elected by his colleagues as the Freshman Majority Leader, founded and co-chairs the ...
“I will veto this extreme ban and need everyone’s help to hold it,” Cooper said in a tweet. But Republicans now hold veto-proof majorities in both General Assembly chambers after a House Democrat switched to the Republican Party last month. That advantage was reflected in the House’...
Rep. John Autry argued the legislature has no purpose getting between medical professionals and their patients. “Using children as a political football simply to enrage your voters is despicable and beneath the North Carolina General Assembly,” said the Mecklenburg...