RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 8:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week on The Debrief: The N.C. Senate kicked off the week presenting its version of the state budget and wrapped the week giving it bipartisan passage.
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 @ 1:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, both chambers of the North Carolina state legislature voted to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 20, “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act,” which restricts elective abortions after 12 weeks of fetal development.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 6:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed one bill into law:
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 12:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the Republican vote to override the Senate Bill 20 veto:
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 8:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override the Governor’s veto of SB 20, the "Care for Women, Children, and Families Act."
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 2:23 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined the North Carolina Reproductive Freedom Coalition at a rally for health care freedom.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 11:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina General Assembly is set to take up the veto override of SB20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, much to the chagrin of Gov. Roy Cooper, who has conducted a pressure campaign in an attempt to swing legislators.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raleigh, NC – Today Governor Roy Cooper vetoed SB 20, the "Care for Women, Children, and Families Act."
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 3:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion about women’s reproductive health and the dangerous impacts that Senate Bill 20, the abortion ban passed by the legislature, would have on reproductive freedom in the state.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 8:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion about women’s reproductive health and the devastating impacts that SB20, the abortion ban recently passed by the legislature, would have on women’s reproductive freedom in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 5:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: On Thursday, Governor Roy Cooper released a video outlining the devastating impact Senate Bill 20 would have on women’s reproductive health in North Carolina and calling on several Republican legislators to keep their campaign promises to protect women’s health.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 12:53 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 220
Published: Saturday, March 13th, 2021 @ 10:39 am
By: Governor's Office
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The bill removed student IDs as an acceptable photo ID for casting ballots. The first time university-issued student identification and state agency employee IDs could be used to vote would be 2021
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 @ 3:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law.
Published: Monday, March 18th, 2019 @ 10:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper signed Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 4 into law
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 10:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, applauded the President signing the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act into law
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Governor Cooper returned a veto of Senate Bill 257 to the legislature with the following message
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, a time to call attention to a major cause of accidental death in the United States. Each day, at least two people in North Carolina die from unintentional opiate overdose with more than 800 opiate overdose-related deaths reported in 2014.
Published: Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 @ 12:20 am
By: McCrory Communications
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According to recent reports, the federal government administers 126 separate programs directed at low-income households. Many of these programs are administered in partnership with state governments, while state and local governments provide still more separate programs. Spending on these...
Published: Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 @ 2:53 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement regarding Senate Bill 2.
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2015 @ 1:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Not too long ago, Gov. Pat McCrory and Speaker Tim Moore were telling us they could see no real need for a religious freedom restoration act.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 10:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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In reaction recently to the "advancement" of LGBT rights in North Carolina, I have seen/heard of many who are somehow angered by this...
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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I recognize that for many North Carolinians, including myself, opinions on same-sex marriage come from sincerely held religious beliefs that marriage is between a man and a woman. However, we are a nation and a state of laws. Whether it is the president, governor, mayor, a law enforcement...
Published: Sunday, May 31st, 2015 @ 2:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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There's an old saying that says "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." The phrase is used to emphasize the fact that simply making something easy to do does not guarantee anybody will do it.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 3:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Wikipedia defines "pork barrel" spending as "the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district."
Published: Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 @ 2:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Distilleries across North Carolina are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the state's growing winery and craft beer industries, but the law places distilleries at a competitive disadvantage — and they're asking the General Assembly to pass legislation allowing them to sell small...
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 @ 10:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Significantly lower gas prices at the pump the last several months have put more money in the pockets of NC motorists. But because of the adjustable portion of the state gas tax, lower gas prices would also mean less money to state government coffers. Apparently, some state legislators can't...
Published: Thursday, February 19th, 2015 @ 1:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The headlines sounded great. 56 percent of our students passed their end of grade tests, compared to just 44 percent last year.
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 8:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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School board chair Cindy Winstead raised an interesting issue at the May meeting while discussing Senate Bill 236.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2013 @ 2:42 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Session is in full swing here at the General Assembly. I thought you might like to have an idea of what a typical week is like for me.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2013 @ 1:21 am
By: Bill Cook
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