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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The North Carolina Senate passed a bill unanimously on Monday, May 1.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 7:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new bill, SB 512, introduced this week would grant the legislature more authority over appointments for state boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 12:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has allowed two bills, H.B. 40, Anti-Rioting, and S.B. 53, Hotel Safety, to become law without his signature.
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 1:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper let the following bills become law without his signature:
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 4:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Senate Bill 557, which was approved by the legislature and is sitting on Gov. Cooper’s desk, is a bit of a mixed bag.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 11:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A bill before the General Assembly (Senate Bill 55) would create new continuing education requirements for general contractors.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Of that money, $1.5 billion would go to public schools. Community colleges would get $200 million, and the state's universities would receive the remaining $200 million.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper signed into law S.B. 582, an act (i) to make technical, clarifying, and other modifications to the current operations appropriations act of 2017 and to related legislation and (ii) to make agency technical corrections
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2017 @ 11:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law Senate Bill 55, to help protect students from unsafe drivers and give parents and teachers added peace of mind when sending children to the school bus
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 @ 3:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Guess what! Another budget extension has been passed by the General Assembly. Which means North Carolina is still without a spending plan for the current fiscal year. North Carolina's fiscal year began July 1st, with the state continuing operations under a temporary spending plan.
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 3:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly on Wednesday approved a measure allowing state government to continue spending money through the end of the month while budget writers from both chambers continue to hammer out a compromise.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 @ 11:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During this holiday season, do you plan on donating some used clothing or other items to a local charity? If so, don't be surprised to see a government bureaucrat with a ruler measuring the size of the writing on the side of the collection box.
Published: Monday, December 8th, 2014 @ 11:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement following the signing of Senate Bill 574.
Published: Saturday, June 21st, 2014 @ 8:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Supporters of a bill giving the state treasurer's office greater flexibility to invest money from the state's $81 billion pension plan affecting teachers...
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill allowing the treasurer more leeway to invest the state pension plan in riskier portfolios is set tonight for its first Senate floor vote.
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gamblers on a losing streak often resort to desperately making riskier bets to try to make up for their previous losses - a move that rarely pays off and which usually leaves them even poorer.
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013 @ 7:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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I have filed and cosponsored a number of bills since my last newsletter, and will be highlighting some of those bills here
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 12:30 am
By: Bill Cook
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