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"We have consistently collected more from taxpayers than we need to operate a sound state government," said Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus.
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 7:17 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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Election integrity is a top issue for North Carolina voters.
Published: Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A proposed tax cut from Senate Republicans would move North Carolina to fifth in the state business tax climate rankings, the Tax Foundation says.
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In an unprecedented move, N.C. Senate leaders say they won’t confirm Dionne Delli-Gatti
Published: Sunday, June 6th, 2021 @ 11:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Personal income tax rates would be slashed and the corporate tax rate entirely eliminated by 2028 under a proposal rolled out on Tuesday, May 25, by N.C. Senate Republicans.
Published: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 @ 8:15 am
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 N.C. Board of Elections voted Friday, May 14, to rehire Karen Brinson Bell as executive director.
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 4:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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COVID-19 Situation Update: May 8
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 10:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s hard to get away from an object that’s sticky.
Published: Thursday, May 6th, 2021 @ 3:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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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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Gov. Roy Cooper is leading a nationwide effort in cooperation with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to encourage business leaders to publicly oppose states that pass election-reform laws.
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Voters in North Carolina could decide next year to limit the governor’s emergency powers, under a proposed constitutional amendment filed Wednesday, April 14, in the N.C. House.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 2:11 am
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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Three years after the N.C. electorate decided to add a voter identification requirement to the state constitution, Republican lawmakers are defending voter ID in court.
Published: Friday, April 16th, 2021 @ 2:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan group of senators is crafting legislation that would find ways to expand broadband access in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 10th, 2021 @ 7:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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COVID-19 Situation Update: April 6
Published: Thursday, April 8th, 2021 @ 2:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican lawmakers are pushing forward two election-reform bills designed to shore up voting integrity following the 2020 general election debacle that included numerous accusations of fraud.
Published: Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 10:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican lawmakers grilled State Board of Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell over her handling of the 2020 election in a testy back-and-forth hearing.
Published: Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 7:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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COVID-19 Situation Update: March 31
Published: Sunday, April 4th, 2021 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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New legislation filed in the General Assembly would reduce the time voters have to turn in their absentee ballots, making the outcome of elections clearer in a shorter time.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 5:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican senators have introduced a bill that would require lawmakers to sign off on any deal settling a lawsuit in which the legislature is a party.
Published: Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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COVID-19 Situation Update: March 25
Published: Saturday, March 27th, 2021 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: March 23
Published: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 11:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a new PSA released today by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina NCAA men’s and women’s basketball coaches have come together to urge everyone to take their shot against COVID-19.
Published: Friday, March 19th, 2021 @ 10:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina native and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty received his COVID-19 vaccine this month.
Published: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 @ 10:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: March 9
Published: Friday, March 12th, 2021 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In North Carolina politics, few issues are as contentious as education.
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NCDHHS will be expanding access to COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 public schools to protect students, teachers and staff from COVID-19.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 6:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 will be eligible for vaccinations beginning tomorrow, March 3.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 1:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As North Carolina’s numbers continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution increases, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the state will carefully ease some of its COVID-19 restrictions.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2021 @ 10:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is pleased that yet another court ruling has affirmed the integrity and fairness of the department’s Medicaid Managed Care procurement process.
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 @ 10:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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