A Georgia state senator has been suspended from the Senate Republican caucus after he called for a special session of the legislature over the prosecution of former President Donald Trump by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 9:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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A group of Tennessee Republicans declared their intention to eradicate human trafficking in the state at a Tuesday press conference during a hotly contested special session that has received national attention.
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 @ 1:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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Conservative state lawmakers across the country on Wednesday slammed Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee, saying he is pressuring the GOP-led state to adopt a “red flag” law by dragging lawmakers back to the Capitol for a “special session”
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 6:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will meet in special session for the 2020 budget workshops.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2020 @ 9:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper rejects an appeal from legislative leaders to convene a special session this week for Hurricane Florence relief efforts
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 7:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly could convene a special session to allocate Hurricane Florence recovery money from the state's rainy day fund, although some money is available for use without the legislature's approval
Published: Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With an election deadline looming, Republican legislative leaders are calling a special legislative session Friday, Aug. 24, to rewrite two constitutional amendments a three-judge Superior Court panel removed from the Nov. 6 general election ballot
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 11:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State legislators are returning today to Raleigh to write short descriptors for the six constitutional amendments slated to be on the ballot this fall
Published: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 @ 1:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Less than a month after adjourning, the North Carolina General Assembly is being called back in special session
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 4:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Lawmakers are galloping back to Raleigh just one month after the N.C. General Assembly closed the 2018 short session - this time to scrutinize a ballot language that may dramatically affect November elections
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 7:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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They are four words among many in the state constitution. But their meaning could invalidate all laws passed in a 2016 special session of the General Assembly if a three-judge Superior Court panel decides they enshrine fundamental right predating the American Revolution
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 1:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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And I bring greetings from a leader who has done more to bring our two great countries closer together than any President in the past 70 years - the 45th President of the United States of America, President Donald Trump.
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 @ 10:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly will take up legislation to resolve the GenX water pollution case and judicial redistricting and reform when it returns to special session Wednesday.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House and Senate convene today in Special Session at noon to take up a variety of topics. It was initially hoped that this would be a short session
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 12:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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State Attorney General Josh Stein, already a leader of the national investigation involving the Equifax security breach, on Monday announced a probe of a widescale Uber data breach
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today urged legislative Republicans to provide funding for smaller class sizes to phase in the currently unfunded mandate when they convene in Raleigh next week
Published: Monday, January 8th, 2018 @ 1:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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If there were one theme that defined North Carolina's legislature this decade it would be that they are a body of reformers
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 11:04 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Representative Justin Burr obviously has a burr under his saddle, almost single-handedly leading an effort to redistrict the judicial and prosecutorial districts in our state
Published: Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 @ 11:19 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Monday's redistricting verdict issued by a panel of three federal court judges was correct in three important elements
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2017 @ 2:37 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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As state lawmakers returned home for a brief summer break, some members and their staffs were awaiting court orders outlining new General Assembly districts after federal judges declared the current map unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered
Published: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The News & Observer of Raleigh and The Charlotte Observer have offered up a wonderful example of the power of free and independent thought
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The three-judge federal panel reviewing North Carolina's legislative districts wants to respond quickly to the U.S. Supreme Court, making a 2017 special legislative session possible
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2017 @ 11:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In fewer than 24 hours, the curtain fell on the political theater of a special redistricting session
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2017 @ 6:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ford Porter, Governor Cooper's spokesman, released the following statement in response to the Legislature's decision to cancel to the special session to redraw legislative districts found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 2:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Legislative Republicans wasted little time Thursday dispatching Gov. Roy Cooper's call for an extra session to draw new legislative districts
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper ordered the General Assembly to convene Thursday in a concurrent special session to redraw state electoral maps
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 5:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC Capitol Connection provides an overview of yesterday’s contentious special session called to repeal HB 2.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 11:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement concerning the Special Session he called to address a "manufactured political issue" and a "sabotage" by the Left.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 @ 11:23 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The General Assembly will return for a fifth special session Wednesday after a Monday morning vote by the Charlotte City Council repealing its bathroom ordinance that led to the adoption of House Bill 2
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 5:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The aftermath of Hurricane Matthew is devastating. The images are heartbreaking. The numbers are overwhelming. Dozens of lives lost. Hundreds of serious injuries
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 4:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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