Governor Cooper signs four bills into law
Yesterday, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law.
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Got to pick a pocket?
If you’ve read Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist or seen the musical derived from it, you’ll immediately recognize the name. Fagin is the rogue who takes in orphans and runaways, trains them to pick pockets and swindle marks, and then distributes the proceeds between himself and street tough Bill Sikes.
Robinson, Berger raise concerns about Critical Race Theory in N.C. schools
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and Senate leader Phil Berger are highlighting concerns about the role of Critical Race Theory in another large N.C. public school system.
Checks on governor’s emergency powers Included in Senate budget proposal
The N.C. Senate passed the body's state budget plan Friday by a vote of 32-18, with four Democrats joining all Republicans in supporting the plan. Sens. Ben Clark, D-Cumberland, Kirk DeViere, D-Cumberland, Paul Lowe, D-Forsyth, and Don Davis, D-Greene, supported the Senate budget.
President Biden urges more North Carolinians to get the COVID vaccine
President Biden visited the Green Road Community Center in Raleigh to urge North Carolinians who haven’t been vaccinated yet to go get their shots, saying that vaccination is the best way to protect themselves from COVID-19 and ensure a return to life as normal.
Governor Cooper announces bill action
“Designating these trails as part of the State Parks system will ensure that we continue to develop and maintain these important resources for all North Carolinians. It is vital to the health and well-being of our state’s residents that public outdoor spaces are available to everyone, in every community.”
Senate gives bipartisan 32-18 approval to state budget plan
The N.C. Senate voted Thursday to pass the body’s state budget plan by a vote of 32-18, with four Democrats joining all Republicans in supporting the plan. Sens. Ben Clark, D-Cumberland, Kirk DeViere, D-Cumberland, Paul Lowe, D-Forsyth, and Don Davis, D-Greene, supported the Senate budget.
Collusive settlements by the attorney general prohibited in budget
Ushered in, not by law, but by lawsuit settlement, North Carolina’s COVID-related changes to voting rules in 2020 are viewed as either a fix or a failure. Republican state senators are of the latter opinion, as evidenced by their inclusion of language prohibiting such “collusive settlements” by the attorney general in Senate Bill 105, slated for a final vote on the Senate floor Friday morning.
Robinson, Senate leader blast school link to Critical Race Theory
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and the Senate’s top officer are calling out Charlotte-Mecklenburg school leaders, after the state’s second-largest school system paid $25,000 to a top proponent of Critical Race Theory.
Stop kicking social security can
Although the politicians in Washington almost never talk about the issue anymore, our entitlement programs are on a collision course with fiscal reality.
State Senate to propose 10-year, $12 billion alternative to bond package
State Senate leaders will propose spending $3 billion over the next two years on capital and infrastructure projects. That money is part of a larger 10-year, $12 billion “cash” plan tied to the Senate’s budget.
Governor Cooper signs five bills into law
Governor Roy Cooper signed five bills into a law. Read the Bills in the article.