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The Government Transparency Act of 2021 would require that personnel actions of government employees, like public school teachers or county health officials, be described and maintained in public record
Published: Sunday, June 20th, 2021 @ 11:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two bills, which would allow medical professionals who aren’t doctors greater latitude in serving patients, are advancing in the Senate.
Published: Thursday, June 17th, 2021 @ 3:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation would increase voting access, ban private election funding, and set election day absentee ballot deadline
Published: Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 @ 1:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: House Bill 395
Published: Sunday, June 6th, 2021 @ 11:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-introduced legislation to protect Second Amendment rights, improve firearm safety, and prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands.
Published: Friday, June 4th, 2021 @ 8:15 am
By: Thom Tillis
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On Monday, May 24, 2021, the President signed into law: H.R. 1318
Published: Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 @ 1:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 69 & 172
Published: Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 @ 5:07 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In anticipation of delayed results from the U.S. Census this year, N.C. lawmakers have introduced a bill that gives local municipalities the option of delaying their 2021 elections to 2022.
Published: Saturday, May 29th, 2021 @ 2:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation to set the United States Postal Service on a more sustainable financial footing
Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 @ 11:21 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Bipartisan HB934 would let parents apply for up to $3,000 grants for tutors, counseling, and other educational support to mitigate the damage of closed schools
Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 @ 6:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 103 & House Bill 217
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 11:29 am
By: Governor's Office
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In the waning hours of crossover week, the N.C. House passed a bill to open new funding sources and add flexibility to charter schools.
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 6:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 813 cleared the State Government and Rules committee meetings Wednesday morning.
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 9:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate.
Published: Friday, May 21st, 2021 @ 2:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. House Republicans have filed an ambitious bill that will allocate three quarters of a billion federal dollars toward broadband.
Published: Thursday, May 20th, 2021 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bipartisan Bill Called “Game-Changer” for Families
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 9:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 113 & 2 others
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 12:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Senate is now considering the House's bill that would require open access to lessons plans and instructional material being taught in public schools.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control moved several bills Wednesday, May 5, including measures to expand growler sizes, to allow alcohol service on charter buses, and to set up “social districts.”
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation requested by the NC Sheriffs’ Association
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 3:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Senate has already passed its own version of a bill to outlaw collusive settlements.
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 2:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican leadership in the General Assembly has introduced legislation to increase penalties for rioting across North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, May 9th, 2021 @ 4:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the President signed into law: H.R. 2630
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2021 @ 9:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate Bill 360 is meant to resolve the type of situation that evolved in 2020 with actions taken by N.C. State Board of Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell.
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bipartisan bill seeks to help clean up roadways and prevent littering
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 156 & 2 others
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 11:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. House on Wednesday, April 28, in 77-42 vote approved the Kickoff College Sports Act, which would allow full capacity attendance at outdoor college stadiums.
Published: Friday, April 30th, 2021 @ 7:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee on Wednesday, April 21, approved Senate Bill 360, which would require legislative leaders to sign off on any deal settling a lawsuit in which the General Assembly is a party.
Published: Thursday, April 29th, 2021 @ 6:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A recently introduced Senate bill would authorize and regulate sports betting in North Carolina beyond the tribal casinos with the revenue primarily going to schools and economic development.
Published: Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House has approved a measure that could pave the way for ending the state’s twice-a-year ritual of setting clocks forward and back.
Published: Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the NC House voted 112-1 to pass House Bill 334 — Temporarily Align PPP Treatment to Federal Treatment
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 8:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Wounded Veterans Honored by Lawmakers Before Passage
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 1:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 137 & 138
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 1:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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A bill to curtail a governor’s power during a state emergency has easily passed a Senate Judiciary Committee.
Published: Sunday, April 25th, 2021 @ 1:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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