News

Brinson takes oath of office in Senate, securing veto-proof Republican majority for remainder of 2024

Earlier this summer, Sen, Jim Perry, R-Lenoir, announced his retirement from that chamber, effective immediately. The announcement came after weeks of budget negotiations concluded in an atypical adjournment, marking the practical end of substantive legislative activity for the year. Wednesday, leaders of the North Carolina Senate administered the Oath of Office to Bob Brinson, once...

Jeff Moore
News

We have a deal — NC legislative chambers agree to spending amount

With the end of the state’s fiscal year just three weeks away, the N.C. House and Senate have reached a deal for the next budget. After weeks of closed negotiations, N.C. Senate and House leaders have agreed to a top-line spending number of $25.7 billion in the first year and $26.7 in the second year....

CJ Staff
Opinion

A broken federal government reminds us there’s hope in state legislatures

For the average American, disconnect from the federal government remains exorbitant. It should be with lawmakers running up obscene amounts of debt on top of the nonstop partisan bickering. Yet, even now, all is not lost in representative government, thanks mostly due to the work of state legislatures. This is a point made particularly well...

Ray Nothstine
News

GOP lawmakers introduce measure to promote early literacy among N.C. public school students

Republican legislators in the N.C. Senate are pushing forward a bill meant to improve literacy among North Carolina public school students by the third grade. The Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021 would lay out a statewide roadmap for switching literacy instruction from a “look and say” method to the phonetic method. The bill would...

David N. Bass

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