North Carolina lawmakers pass temporary fuel-tax suspension
RALEIGH - North Carolina lawmakers approved a temporary suspension of the state motor-fuel tax Wednesday, sending the measure to Gov. Josh Stein after a one-day extra session.
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North Carolina lawmakers call Oct. 7 extra session for fuel-tax relief
RALEIGH - North Carolina legislative leaders have called the General Assembly into an extra session Wednesday to consider state tax relief on gasoline and diesel fuel.
BREAKING: NC General Assembly to Draw Additional Republican Congressional Seat
Raleigh, N.C. - General Assembly Heeds President Trump's Call to Thwart Blue State Attempts to Take Congress. Today, legislative leaders agreed to hold votes during the previously scheduled October legislative session to block the efforts of blue state Democrats to take control of Congress from Republicans. The General Assembly anticipates returning to Raleigh next week to consider a new Congressional map.
Speaker Hall Responds to Governor’s Veto of the Power Bill Reduction Act
Raleigh, NC — Today, North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall responded to Governor Stein’s veto of S266, the "Power Bill Reduction Act."
John Hood: Let’s Change How the Legislature Works
North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall earned at least two rounds of bipartisan applause at the start of this year’s legislative session. One was for assuming his new leadership post. The other was for releasing a House calendar for the next six months, complete with specific deadlines and a pledge to “give you some certainty in your schedule.”
John Hood: New Committee Will Pursue Budget Savings
RALEIGH — Last month, North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall tapped Rep. John Torbett (R-Gaston) and Rep. Keith Kidwell (R-Beaufort) to lead a new select committee on government efficiency.
Lawsuit challenging NC congressional election map arrives on opening day of candidate filing
Eighteen black and Latino plaintiffs working with Democratic lawyer Marc Elias’ law firm have filed a federal lawsuit to block North Carolina’s new congressional map. They took their case to court on the same afternoon that candidate filing began for the state’s 2024 elections.
General Assembly advances bill to rein in governor’s emergency powers
More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought North Carolina to a screeching halt, Gov. Roy Cooper shows no sign of relinquishing the sweeping and open-ended emergency powers he has claimed under state law.
The fight to end the perpetual state of emergency
On March 10, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency for North Carolina due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on March 17, 2020, he closed schools, restaurants, and bars for in-person dining. The NCHSAA also suspended school sports.
NC House Leaders Introduce Emergency Powers Accountability Act
Today marks an entire year since Governor Roy Cooper unilaterally put the citizens of North Carolina under a state-wide emergency order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keeping tabs on the elections board’s absentee ballot settlement
by Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal News Service Fewer than six weeks from the 2020 general election, two of the five members of the State Board of Elections walked off the job. Republicans are disgusted. They say they were misled by information from the board. Its staff. State Attorney G
Republican-led General Assembly Passes Bill to Ensure Governor Cooper Submits Shutdown Orders for Bipartisan Council of State Review
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Legislation requiring Governor Roy Cooper to obtain Council of State approval before imposing additional restrictions and prohibitions on North Carolinians passed the General Assembly last week. Senate Bill 105: Clarify Emergency Powers strengthens the Emergency Management