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Jaden Ng, 13, and her family sat in the gallery on Thursday morning to watch the N.C. Senate vote to ban abortions sought based on the likelihood of Down syndrome
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 8:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina remains vulnerable to fuel shortages because it’s too reliant on a pair of pipelines for gas and energy, industry leaders and experts told lawmakers.
Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 @ 2:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state House wants Congress to reject proposals for packing the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 10:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NC's disorganized and confusing criminal code creates havoc for some people encountering the system
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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During day two of a trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law, Senate Republicans highlighted supportive comments uttered by Democrats when the General Assembly approved the law in 2018.
Published: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 @ 6:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper won a second term. But he had no coattails.
Published: Monday, January 4th, 2021 @ 1:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says nearly 50 N.C. Democratic House lawmakers and candidates have backed a dangerous pledge to defund the police, but House Minority Leader Darren Jackson, D-Wake, says that’s a lie.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 @ 12:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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During a 2020 legislative session immersed in financial doubt and civil unrest, Republican lawmakers flailed against Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power, fighting executive orders they say hurt North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest round in the fight over redistricting has begun in the General Assembly.
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 12:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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N.C. House members took on a host of time-sensitive issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic during a Wednesday, April 29, meeting of the House Pensions and Retirement Committee.
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 @ 1:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review:
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 1:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former Vice President Joe Biden rode a big win in South Carolina to a primary surge, highlighted by an outstanding showing during Super Tuesday, a day in which he won Democratic primaries in neighboring North Carolina and Virginia.
Published: Thursday, March 5th, 2020 @ 10:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Company’s Gene Therapy Facility Will Grow to Support 400 jobs
Published: Friday, February 21st, 2020 @ 9:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 1:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review:
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Supreme Court rejects call to review legislative districts, so they're set for next year's election
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 10:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly passed a bill yesterday that will help combat absentee ballot fraud, but it is not a fool-proof solution to the problem and election officials will need to be diligent as ballot harvesters adjust their methods in response.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 11:45 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The General Assembly is one step closer to settling the smokable hemp dispute after months of deliberation.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly may finally end the months-long budget stalemate and override the governor’s veto of the budget.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 7:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If North Carolina’s nebulous criminal code isn’t confusing enough, the “elephant” metaphors lawmakers use to describe them are even less enlightening.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 @ 12:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Our political process is under tremendous pressure, no question. In North Carolina and beyond, politics has been overly coarsened, polarized, and trivialized. But the system isn’t irreparably broken.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 7:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate approved a plan to return millions in surplus tax revenue to taxpayers, despite complaints from some Democratic lawmakers who wanted to use the money for education or infrastructure.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 4:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democratic lawmakers want the General Assembly to act on a pair of gun-control bills.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican senators are making one last push to ease anti-competitive health-care laws before the legislative session ends.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 9:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate passed a $24 billion General Fund spending plan without debate. The House took nearly an hour Thursday, June 27, before following suit and approving the 2019-21 compromise proposal, House Bill 966.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 4:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, June 19, approved a bill making it easier for former criminal offenders to become licensed professionals.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources voted Thursday, June 13, to send Senate Bill 568 to the Finance Committee amid protests from some committee members.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 9:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 562, “The Second Chance Act,” unanimously cleared the Senate May 8.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow, is convinced large wind energy projects, such as the Amazon Wind Farm near Elizabeth City, hinder the military’s ability to conduct low-level flight training missions in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 5:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers, union representatives, and government officials are calling for repeal of North Carolina’s prohibition on public-sector employee collective bargaining.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Persistent questions about the constitutionality of legislation to stabilize the underfunded state retirement system have slowed the bill’s advance.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Much of the controversy surrounding Silent Sam can be traced to a 2015 law protecting historical monuments from removal or relocation without official approval.
Published: Thursday, January 31st, 2019 @ 1:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A team of former federal special agents with a rich background investigating public corruption and fraud will dig through documents and interview members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration to determine whether his $57.8 million Atlantic Coast Pipeline discretionary fund was a political pay-to-play
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers are developing rules for the freshly passed voter ID constitutional amendment
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 3:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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