Governor Cooper Comments on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Access to Medication Abortions
Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling that reaffirms the right to access abortion medication across the country.
State Government
John Hood: Don’t be misled by averages
Mark Maye and I made an excellent team back in the day. That “day,” I should add, was actually a few weeks in 1977. I was eleven. Mark was a bit older. He and I played together on a basketball team in Charlotte. We won every game. To be more precise, we dominated every game. There’s a reason my dresser subsequently featured a shiny basketball trophy.
Governor Cooper Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
Governor Roy Cooper announced Boards and Commissions appointments.
Campaign Finance Legislation Would Eviscerate Campaign Finance Limits
This new campaign finance legislation has never been seen before, but Republicans have attached it to an unrelated conference report that cannot be amended.
Attorney General Josh Stein Launches Online Tool to Illustrate how DOJ Delivers for NC
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced the launch of DOJ Delivers, an online tool and resource that allows all North Carolinians to see the work of the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) in their communities. North Carolinians invest their tax dollars in the Department of Justice; this tool is a way to illustrate the return on that investment.
John Hood: Ticket-Splitters Could Prove Decisive
RALEIGH — Donald Trump will likely win North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes this year. Our state is a political battleground, no question about it, but in presidential races the Democratic Party always runs a bit uphill here.
Governor Cooper Signs One Bill Into Law
Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law
John Hood: Let’s talk taxes – the right way
State and local governments annually collect tens of billions of dollars in taxes from North Carolinians. The total bill comes to an average of $5,300 per person per year.
Statewide poll finds voter support for greater energy competition
A new statewide poll found overwhelming voter support across all political lines for greater energy competition, a regional free market for energy, and more renewable energy, including offshore wind.
School districts crucial to North Carolina’s economic health and stability
North Carolina’s traditional public schools are represented by 115 county and city school districts. For almost 100 years since the Great Depression and the Machinery Acts of 1931 and 1933, the State of North Carolina has provided the preponderance of financial support for most of the public school employees in these school districts.
North Carolina’s April County and Area Employment Figures Released
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in April 2024.
Governor Cooper Travels to Switzerland for Economic Development Trip
On Wednesday and Thursday, Governor Cooper met with 14 companies in Switzerland as part of an economic development trip, including Syngenta, ABB and Novartis. He also met with the Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda.