Governor Cooper’s Vetoes May Be Remembered Most in 2019
Many of North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s lasting achievements in 2019 stem from keeping...
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General Assembly
Court: North Carolina Lawmakers Can Decide Block-Grant Spending
A North Carolina appeals court has agreed the General Assembly can decide how federal block grant money is spent, even when the governor wants to use it differently. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel upheld unanimously on...
Read MoreNC Legislature Goes Home, Still Without Budget Resolution
The North Carolina General Assembly went home on Thursday for a brief respite from Raleigh, still without the Republicans’ original two-year budget bill enacted and an uncertain path forward on Medicaid after nine months...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Republicans Return for Session Likely End
The North Carolina General Assembly could soon be done wrestling with legislation this year, but that doesn’t mean they’ll pin down a broad budget law or path forward on Medicaid expansion. Lawmakers return Monday...
Read MoreGeneral Assembly Confirms 3 Cooper Education Board Picks
The North Carolina General Assembly has confirmed three of Gov. Roy Cooper’s recent appointments to the State Board of Education, one year after Republican legislators voted against two of his choices. House and Senate members...
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NC Remap Won’t Necessarily Produce Democratic Majorities
North Carolina’s newly redrawn legislative districts are skewed less toward Republicans than...
Read MoreDespite Critiques, NC Legislature on Pace to Remap on Time
Facing a deadline this week, the North Carolina legislature stayed on track to enact replacement districts for dozens of its seats on time, even as citizens critiqued the maps in a public meeting. Showing bipartisan support, the...
Read MoreDems Cry ‘Cowardice’ as GOP Overrides N Carolina Budget Veto
Republicans in control of a nearly half-empty North Carolina House chamber on Wednesday held an unexpected vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget bill, prompting accusations of trickery and deception...
Read MoreState Worker Raises Get Final Approval by NC Legislature
The North Carolina General Assembly has sent four state employee and law enforcement pay bills to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. The measures finalized on Wednesday with House votes are part of a Republican strategy to...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Republicans Unveil Taxpayer Refund Bill
North Carolina Republicans on Wednesday pitched broad refunds to everyone who pays state income tax, a proposal that would transfer most of last year’s large revenue surplus and signals a new GOP tack in the summer budget...
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