When the North Carolina General Assembly voted unanimously on October 24 to appropriate another $604 million for disaster relief, Gov. Roy Cooper said it wasn’t enough.
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OPINION: Public school failures behind demand for private school vouchers
North Carolina General Assembly voted this week to clear the Opportunity Scholarship Program waitlist. This will give over 50,000 more students in the state vouchers to attend the private school of their choice.
Elizabeth Johnson: Hospital Authorities
As the NC General Assembly nears the end of its legislative session, legislators are working on a massive state budget that includes a proposal to allow the largest healthcare system in the state to grow even bigger. That system, Atrium Health, has 67 hospitals throughout NC, Wisconsin, Illinois, and a multitude of other states.
Sydney Sasser: Protecting choice, why NC's Abortion Bill undermines Women's Rights
The decision to have an abortion is deeply personal and complicated, it is important that women have the freedom to make choices about their bodies without interference.
Representatives Cotham, Hall, Willis and Speaker Moore move to expedite charter school approvals
Raleigh, NC – The Raleigh News & Observer, Charlotte Observer and Durham Herald-Sun published an op-ed from Reps. Jake Johnson and Harry Warren on their committee's investigation into allegations of political interference by Gov. Cooper's senior staff over North Carolina's top law enforcement agency.
LAZZARA: Government transparency in the Digital Age
As an elected Senator, I strongly believe that government transparency is a fundamental pillar of a healthy democracy. Public notices are an essential tool for keeping citizens informed about important government activities and decisions, but the current system of posting them as paid advertisements in newspapers is outdated, costly, and inefficient.
House Oversight Committee Co-Chairs Op-Ed
Raleigh, NC – The Raleigh News & Observer, Charlotte Observer and Durham Herald-Sun published an op-ed from Reps. Jake Johnson and Harry Warren on their committee's investigation into allegations of political interference by Gov. Cooper's senior staff over North Carolina's top law enforcement agency.
NC General Assembly Takes Redistricting Fight to U.S. Supreme Court
Today, the North Carolina General Assembly filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States in the ongoing redistricting cases.
State democrats get reality check
The North Carolina General Assembly is going to stay in Republican hands after the 2022 midterms. For state Democrats, this is a bitter pill to swallow. That they’ve already managed to swallow it, however, is evident in their manifest failure to recruit enough candidates to put up a credible fight this year for control of the legislature.
Student mask rules lift after legislature’s vote, Cooper’s announcement
Mask mandates are stripping away across the state as school districts vote to end nearly two-year requirements that students in grades K through 12 remain masked for up to eight hours a day. As of Monday Feb 21, 2022, fewer than 50 school systems in North Carolina currently have mask mandates standing and this week even more are eliminating the requirement them, according to the N.C. School Board’s Association.
OPINION: The Woodshed: Legislature votes to move primary to June 7
The N.C. General Assembly voted along party lines Wednesday to move the 2022 primary election back three weeks from May 17 to June 7.
OPINION: There's no easy path for throwing out unconstitutional N.C. law
Some laws turn out to be unconstitutional. It’s usually up to the courts to make that determination.
Lawsuit challenging N.C. redistricting process thrown out
A Wake County Superior Court Judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that was filed against the state’s election redistricting process. The suit alleged that the General Assembly violated previous court precedents governing how election maps should be drawn.
General Assembly releases N.C. budget plan, including input from Cooper
The N.C. General Assembly will begin votes Tuesday on the newly-released 2021-23 conference budget. The 2021-22 budget plan of $25.9 billion represents a 4.3% increase over the previous plan. The fiscal 2022-23 portion of the biennial plan is $27 billion, and the state’s rainy day fund grows to $4.25 billion by the end of the biennium.
Leandro judge sets off constitutional firestorm by ordering $1.7 billion
A retired Union County judge is trying to leapfrog the Republican-led N.C. General Assembly by ordering a $1.7 billion transfer from the state’s coffers to fund public education.
State legislatures to hold final votes on congressional, legislative maps
The North Carolina General Assembly is slated to give final approval to the state’s new congressional and legislative district maps on Thursday. The three proposal boundary maps moved quickly through committees and floor votes this week. During Thursday’s sessions the House is slated to pass the map for U.S. congressional seats in North Carolina, and the map for N.C. Senate districts. The Senates will consider the N.C. House district map.
Lawsuit filed before district maps are approved
As the North Carolina General Assembly plans for the first votes on new legislative and congressional district maps this week, interest groups have already filed lawsuits to block them. The maps are still in development with several map proposals having been presented to the public in recent hearings.
N.C. House Freedom Caucus plans to inspect Durham County voting machines
Members of the N.C. House Freedom Caucus said that they plan to inspect voting machines in Durham County to check for an internet connection, which could make them vulnerable to fraud.
From the coast to the mountains, communities across North Carolina face flooding challenges year in and year out. Our state experienced more than $22 billion in damage just from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence alone.
Should N.C. prison system be restored as a standalone agency?
The N.C. prison system, comprising 55 facilities and employing roughly 16,000 staff, is one of the largest agencies in the state. That might surprise some, as prisons, from the real estate they occupy, to the critical role they play in governance, are not foremost in our minds when it comes to policy.