Bill provides 25-year window for civil action to be brought by impacted minors.
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 10:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the Senate Health Care Committee passed House Bill 808 (H.B. 808), which would prohibit medical professionals from performing surgical gender transition procedures, giving puberty-blocking drugs, or giving cross-sex hormones to minors.
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2023 @ 12:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Senate recently passed Senate Bill 678: Promote Clean Energy, sponsored by Senators Paul Newton, Buck Newton, and David Craven.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, the Senate Rules Committee cleared a bill that helps pave the way for nuclear energy to play a significant role in North Carolina’s energy future.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 11:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, The North Carolina Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 579, “Prevent Harm to Children,” which increases penalties for presenting obscene materials to minors.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 6:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Under SB 678, North Carolina would recognize this fact about the state's most efficient, reliable electricity source
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nine-line proposal to toughen penalties for showing obscenities to minors
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 11:43 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The bill, SB 579, passed the Senate Rules Committee
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 1:39 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee quickly approved an amended version of S.B. 3, the N.C. Compassionate Care Act. The bill will now go on to the Senate Finance Committee, and if it receives favorable report there, then to the Senate Rules Committee.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill filed Thursday in the N.C. Senate would repeal a law permitting state employee organizations to draft dues automatically from members’ paychecks.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, today announced his intended committee appointments for the 2023-24 legislative biennium.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republicans captured all seven statewide contests in strong victories in the high profile 2022 midterm election, according to unofficial results from the N.C. Board of Elections.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 11:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Throughout election night, Carolina Journal will be providing up-to-the-minute results from key state and federal races across North Carolina. Check back for regular updates as the evening unfolds.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 10:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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1.4 million voters cast ballots in N.C. May 17, a 20% turnout.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 8:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tomorrow, the NCGOP Election Integrity Committee will convene for its first meeting.
Published: Friday, August 27th, 2021 @ 11:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Heading into the 2022 mid-term elections, the N.C. Republican Party will have continuity and unity surrounding its leadership.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 2:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The way it ought to be
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 9:01 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Greg Murphy's use of Amy Kremer as his hatchet person is absurdity at its best!
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2019 @ 9:31 pm
By: Chip Olmstead
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Today, former Republican Attorney General nominee and State Senator Buck Newton endorsed Dr. Joan Perry for Congress in the NC-3 Special Election to fill the seat of the late Congressman Walter Jones.
Published: Thursday, June 13th, 2019 @ 2:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly sent Gov. Roy Cooper a bill changing how proposed constitutional amendments will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot
Published: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 @ 2:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper claims to have won the governor's race, incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says votes remain uncounted that could reverse Cooper's razor-thin margin, and several Council of State races swung from Democratic to GOP control in Tuesday's historic general electi
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2017 @ 7:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After a day of repeated pauses and extended recesses, just before 8 p.m. Wednesday the General Assembly adjourned its fifth special session of the term without accomplishing its intended purpose: repealing House Bill 2
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If Attorney General Roy Cooper's election day lead over incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory eventually becomes a victory, the incoming Democrat will face an incredibly difficult challenge in pushing any of his agenda through a GOP-dominated General Assembly, election analysts say
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2016 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will be dissecting Tuesday's elections for months to come but there are some immediate takeaways from the outcomes. With three notable exceptions it was a great year for Republicans in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2016 @ 3:31 am
By: Tom Campbell
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In an effort to further our commitment in keeping our audience informed with issues pertinent to Beaufort County and surrounding areas, Beaufort County Now is providing live coverage for the election results tonight.
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2016 @ 5:37 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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A stunning election night ended with several election races - including the contest for governor - unresolved, even as Republicans Donald Trump and Richard Burr scored significant victories and the GOP retained its supermajority status in the General Assembly
Published: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A lawsuit filed by the president of a conservative policy organization says the North Carolina Constitution requires payments from a 2000 agreement between pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. and the North Carolina Department of Justice go to public schools
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2016 @ 4:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is a huge gulf between the attitudes of local Republican legislative candidates and their Democrat counterparts on 2nd amendment issue of gun rights or the Right to Bear Arms, as in shown in their responses to key 2nd amendment groups' questionnaires, and those groups endorsements.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 8:26 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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North Carolina is urbanizing - that much is certain. You can chart it in the economic data about population, income, and job creation
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 9:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As Democrats and Republicans actively contest North Carolina's governorship, U.S. Senate seat, and 15 electoral votes for president this fall, don't expect them to ignore other races on the ballot
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 10:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Rick Horner is campaigning to maintain the conservative direction state government is heading, while Democratic opponent Al Pacer is telling voters in Senate District 11 covering areas around Rocky Mount that change is needed
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the candidates for North Carolina attorney general, Republican Buck Newton and Democrat Josh Stein, met September 20 at Asheboro’s Sunset Theatre for their only formal debate, they couldn’t have known that just 90 minutes to their south and west, riots were about to break out in Charlotte
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 @ 8:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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