Governor’s Crime Commission Allocates funds to Criminal Justice Initiatives
The Governor’s Crime Commission on June 1 approved the allocation of $43.5 million in federal funding across 243 criminal justice initiatives in the state of North Carolina.
News and Opinion
Murphy Seeks Feedback for Farm Bill
Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. today opened an online portal that farmers and constituents from across North Carolina’s Third Congressional District can use to directly share their priorities for this year’s Farm Bill reauthorization.
From Dr. Murphy’s desk: Updates and highlights
From Dr. Murphy's desk: Updates and highlights
John Hood: Good Policy Doesn’t Require Certainty
When my first book, The Heroic Enterprise, was published by Simon & Schuster in 1996, I asked about releasing it on audio. “Let’s see how it goes,” my editor replied, warning me that while there was an audiobook market by then — primarily in the form of cassette tapes — it wasn’t very large. If my book on corporate social responsibility turned out to be a bestseller, there might be enough demand to justify a cassette version.
Governor Cooper Launches NC S.A.F.E. Initiative to Promote Safe Gun Storage
Governor Roy Cooper announced the NC S.A.F.E. (Secure All Firearms Effectively) initiative to urge North Carolinians to take action to safely store their firearms and save lives. This call-to-action highlights firearm safety in response to mounting numbers of deaths of children and youth from firearm injury, along with a surge in firearm thefts across the state.
Leader Reives Shares Facts on Voucher Program
Republican legislators are focused this Session on further eroding public education in North Carolina. The latest effort is a massive expansion of the state’s voucher program. North Carolinians deserve to know the facts about how this would affect education in our state.
Governor Cooper Signs Two Bills into Law
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper signed two bills into law:
Senate Republicans Reintroduce Election Integrity Legislation
Republicans in the Senate filed Senate Bill 747, a bill that will strengthen election laws, increase confidence in election administration, and align North Carolina with 30 other states by establishing Election Day as the firm deadline for accepting absentee ballots.
Governor Cooper Continues Sounding the Alarm on Dangerous Republican Plans to Gut Funding for Public Education
Governor Roy Cooper visited College Road Early Childhood Center in New Hanover County and Greene Central High School in Greene County to emphasize the dangerous impacts of extreme legislation proposed by Republican legislators that would provide no meaningful funding for critical early childhood education and child care, cause public schools to lose hundreds of millions of dollars through the expansion of private school vouchers and exacerbate the state’s teacher shortage.
Congresswoman Ross Statement on House Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement
Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on House passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement:
NRCC Chairman Hudson Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act
NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) released the following statement on passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act
Attorney General Josh Stein Visits Western North Carolina to Highlight Solutions to the Law Enforcement Shortage
Attorney General Josh Stein visited western North Carolina to highlight his plan to address law enforcement officer shortages. Speaking at the State Crime Laboratory’s western campus, Attorney General Stein was joined by other law enforcement leaders and detailed initiatives that would help recruit and retain officers across the state.