A set of 23 new laws went into effect on Oct. 1 in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 28th, 2024 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the Republican-led North Carolina House set a record, overriding six of Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, the most ever in one day.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 8:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday afternoon, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills including one that would prevent state pension money from being invested using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in state investment decisions.
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This Week in Raleigh
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2023 @ 11:10 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 11:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld union restrictions included in North Carolina's 2017 Farm Act.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 4:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remember when the price of eggs soared, and providers said it was inflation and higher transportation costs and a sudden drop in production and some kind of avian flu?
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2023 @ 6:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A Washington Post columnist conducted a surreal exercise in absurdity this week to explain why eggs — which have soared 138% in price — are “cheaper than you think.”
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 5:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. farmers who use John Deere equipment won a huge victory on Jan. 8 as the manufacturer gave them the right to fix their own equipment. North Carolina legislators have been waging a similar fight for farmers here.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit challenging 2017 and 2018 state laws addressing hog farm regulations.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Friday bill signings leave seven bills on Cooper's desk
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 12:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Hemp stays legal in North Carolina with the passage of S.B. 455, Conform Hemp with Federal Law Wednesday in the Senate.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 2:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly continued taking up significant, and at times controversial, policy items this week.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hemp is cannabis that has less than 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 11:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 27, 2022
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 10:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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S.B. 762, the North Carolina Farm Act of 2022 conforms to federal law regarding hemp and takes it off the State Controlled Substances Act.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 9:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly convenes the 2022 short session after the longest long session in state history concluded in March.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging 2017 and 2018 amendments to North Carolina’s Right to Farm Act.
Published: Thursday, December 30th, 2021 @ 7:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law today: House Bill 238 & 10 others
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 11:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A new state law streamlines permitting for hog farms that capture biogas, and it moves some control over farming regulations to the local level.
Published: Sunday, July 18th, 2021 @ 3:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 9
Published: Monday, April 12th, 2021 @ 10:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The turmoil surrounding COVID-19 derailed much of the work the General Assembly had done before the pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 6:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 315 & 4 others
Published: Sunday, June 14th, 2020 @ 8:08 pm
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.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2020 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Family farm bankruptcies are on the rise in North Carolina, a signal the rest of the state’s farm economy could be in trouble.
Published: Monday, February 10th, 2020 @ 4:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The clock is ticking on hemp licenses for North Carolina farmers.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 5:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation report shows Republican lawmakers scored an average of 91.95% on business-related decisions during the 2019 legislative session.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2019 @ 8:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers have reached a compromise on smokable hemp, but their agreement may not make everyone in the hemp community happy. For now.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate unanimously voted Tuesday, Oct. 1, to reject the House’s version of the 2019 Farm Act, which would ban smokable hemp by May 2020. Now, it’s up to the House and Senate on whether they will appoint conferees to sort out the two chambers’ differences.
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 3:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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You can’t criminalize smokable hemp, a federal judge has told Indiana lawmakers. The decision could affect North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, September 28th, 2019 @ 2:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s farm bill has passed the House, but it now may be frozen in the Senate.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If passed, North Carolina’s hotly contested hemp law will probably end up in court, says the state legislator leading efforts to ban the plant’s smokable flower.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 3:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The future of smokable hemp in North Carolina remains unsettled, nearly a month after lawmakers last took it up.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 8:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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