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Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, sits down with CJ Political Reporter Alex Baltzegar to discuss his bid to be speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 2:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Follow the money
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 3:28 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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conservative running against two Tim Moore establishment types
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 7:42 pm
By: John Steed
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H.B. 346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, sailed through three House committees, including Health, Insurance, and Rules, this week before passing 86-26 in the House Thursday and now heads to the Senate.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It was a case of rinse and repeat for North Carolina lawmakers as they heard much of the same testimony from North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) officials on efforts to help those who lost homes due to Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed members to his Governor’s Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 10:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC House Speaker Tim Moore will serve a historic fifth term as speaker when the long session convenes in January.
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 5:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, NC – The NC House Republican Caucus today unanimously re-elected Representative John Bell (R-Wayne) as their House Majority Leader for the 2023-2024 legislative session.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 @ 12:41 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The N.C. legislature passed the Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The conference report for this bill is one of several policy measures working its way quickly through committees as lawmakers look to wrap up a drawn-out legislative session.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 4:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Six hundred days and counting. Gov. Roy Cooper has ruled North Carolina with a proverbial iron fist since unilaterally enacting a state of emergency March 10, 2020.
Published: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 @ 3:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate has given final approval to HB-91, Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics, an effort to reform high school sports in North Carolina. The Senate approved the measure, 28-14, on its third and final reading.
Published: Friday, October 22nd, 2021 @ 8:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The governor has leveraged the language of the N.C. Emergency Management Act to indefinitely and unilaterally issue majorly disruptive edicts.
Published: Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 @ 11:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday evening, the N.C. Senate and House voted in quick succession to end the $300 in extra pandemic-related federal unemployment assistance.
Published: Sunday, July 4th, 2021 @ 11:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 370, No Veteran Left Behind Act, on Tuesday, April 13, cleared the House Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Published: Friday, April 16th, 2021 @ 9:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought North Carolina to a screeching halt, Gov. Roy Cooper shows no sign of relinquishing the sweeping and open-ended emergency powers he has claimed under state law.
Published: Saturday, March 20th, 2021 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation Called a “Game-Changer” for NC Families
Published: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 @ 12:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A group of N.C. House lawmakers have introduced a bill to, they say, strengthen and clarify current law to require approval from a majority of the Council of State for emergency actions by the governor.
Published: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 @ 11:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State lawmakers have begun a sweeping investigation of the N.C. High School Athletic Association, a move that could lead to changes on how high school sports are governed.
Published: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 @ 7:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) on Tuesday introduced the Highway Cleanup Act (HB 100) to help address the growing litter problem across the state.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2021 @ 12:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Council’s first meeting will be held today at 10 am; livestream link available
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 11:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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Redistricting could prove contentious in next year’s legislative session.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 2:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The NC House Republican Caucus today unanimously re-elected Representative John Bell (R - Greene, Johnston and Wayne) as their Majority Leader for the 2021-2022 legislative session.
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 10:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state House unanimously approved House Bill 1053 on Wednesday to reduce regulatory barriers to make it easier for veterans, active-duty service members and their spouses to find work in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2020 @ 6:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Harry Smith, the former leader of the University of North Carolina System board, during his tenure was publicly described as “hands-on,” or “very involved” in the operations of the university system and its 17 campuses.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 3:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new law in North Carolina, which was originally introduced by House Majority Leader John Bell as the Passenger Protection Act (HB 391), begins to take effect today
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 @ 4:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval to the Passenger Protection Act (HB 391)
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2019 @ 11:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, won’t seek re-election when his term expires next year, but he’s far from finished.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 1:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers, after so many fits and starts, finally persuaded enough of their nervous colleagues to vote to begin fixing North Carolina’s archaic and broken system of governing alcohol, a move some 80 years in the making.
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2019 @ 11:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. lawmakers, one could argue, have had unprecedented success this legislative session in reforming the state’s archaic laws governing spirituous liquor.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, June 26, signed of pair of alcohol-related bills into law.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2019 @ 3:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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