This second disaster relief package for Western North Carolina is sorely needed. However, I am disappointed that House Democrats were not directly involved in writing this legislation.
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Governor Cooper and Democratic Leaders Slam Push to Divert $625M from Public Schools to Private Vouchers
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic legislative leaders held a press conference highlighting Republican legislators' disastrous plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on taxpayer funded private school vouchers while that should be going to public schools. The Governor was joined by Rep. Robert Reives, Sen. Dan Blue, Sen. Michael Garrett, Sen. Lisa Grafstein, Rep. Sarah Crawford and Rep. Cynthia Ball.
NC Legislative Economic Development Caucus Announces Formation of Manufacturing Study Committee and Files German Friendship Resolution
As the North Carolina Legislative Caucus on Economic Development and Foreign Trade (“EDFT Caucus”) wraps up its first year in the General Assembly, co-chairs Representative John Bell (R – Wayne) and Representative Robert Reives (D – Chatham, Randolph) round out a successful and productive year with two key initiatives, creating a study committee to examine ways the legislature can foster manufacturing growth in the state, and filing a resolution in the House encouraging Congress to work more closely on economic and trade issues with Germany, one of the leading sources of capital investment and trade in North Carolina.
House Democratic Leader Robert Reives Statement on “House Budget” Vote
This week House Republican Leadership has rushed through a budget process that we have known from the start was dead-on-arrival in the Senate. Still, they have demonstrated what their main priority is: A massive expansion of taxpayer-funded vouchers for the rich
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.
House Democratic Leader Reives Calls for Oversight of No-bid Contracts
According to an article in WRAL, lawmakers have included millions of dollars in no-bid contracts within recent state budgets. These contracts compel agencies like the Department of Public Instruction to work with unproven and largely unaccountable businesses.
WSJ: Arizona School Vouchers Program Largely Benefits Students Already in Private School
According to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, Arizona’s universal voucher program is largely benefiting students who were already outside the public school system:
Leader Reives, House Democrats highlight bad policies from 2023 Session
House Democrats held a press conference to discuss the lowlights of the 2023 Legislative Session. Republican leaders have enacted policies that coalesce more power into their own hands at the expense of the Executive and Judicial Branches, and most importantly, at the expense of North Carolina’s citizens.
NC House Leaders establish bipartisan economic development and foreign trade caucus
This week, House Majority Leader John Bell and House Minority Leader Robert Reives came together to establish and co-chair a new, bipartisan caucus within the North Carolina General Assembly, with Rep. Reives announcing the news on the House Floor on Wednesday.