The House completed the snub of Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto with a 73-44 override vote, as a single Democrat, outgoing Wake County Rep. Duane Hall, joined a unified Republican caucus. The House vote on the Republican-written $23.9 billion budget Tuesday,…
SurveyUSA, along with the Civitas Institute, a nonprofit conservative public policy organization, released findings from a flash poll showing a majority of voters support several constitutional amendments proposed this year. The poll was conducted between June 9-12 and surveyed 650…
A bill to begin overhauling North Carolina’s criminal code is one step closer to passage. House Bill 379, “Recodification Working Group,” passed the N.C. Senate by unanimous vote Monday, June 11. The legislation was approved by the state House in March.
A divided U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Ohio’s method of removing inactive voters from election registration rolls shouldn’t affect North Carolina’s maintenance of voting records too much, a spokesman for the state elections board says. The justices ruled 5-4 Monday, June…
District Court Judge Pell Cooper, Gov. Roy Cooper’s brother, manages three businesses — an apparent violation of state judicial rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest by judges. In 2009, state officials forced another district court judge who refused to leave two corporate boards to resign from the…
ROBBINSVILLE — “I came here to make a living, not a killing,” California native Dr. Patrick Kelley said from the basement workshop of his Graham County dentist office. He and his daughter, Caroline Kemmerer, were putting the final touches on an assortment of amusement games…
Some lawmakers hope to allow family farmers, small farm-related businesses, and others to band together for more affordable health coverage. The move could help hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians. The Senate Health Care Committee debated House Bill 933 Thursday, June…
The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson in his power struggle against the State Board of Education. The state’s highest court also has ruled against the state school board in a separate court fight with the commission that oversees state government rules.
Some North Carolina lawmakers are looking to simplify the state’s complex criminal code. The criminal laws are bloated, inconsistent, and redundant, said Steven Walker, general counsel to Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. Walker and several lawmakers introduced House Bill 379, “Recodification Working Group.” The measure would require…
House Speaker Tim Moore filed a constitutional amendment requiring photo identification to vote in North Carolina elections. The move was expected, though controversial. Conservatives cite polls showing most residents see voter ID as a needed security measure, while some liberals claim an ID requirement would…
