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Hall introduces bill forcing sheriffs to cooperate with ICE

On Wednesday, Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, introduced a bill to require N.C. sheriffs to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) if they cannot confirm the citizenship status of someone in their custody accused of serious felonies and violent crimes.

Alex Baltzegar
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Cooper upset House rule change will weaken his veto power

Gov. Roy Cooper is upset that North Carolina House Republicans might amend a rule regarding overriding governor vetoes. Previously, to override a veto, legislators must wait “until the second legislative day following notice of its placement on the calendar,” creating a minimum of 48 hours before House members can vote on an override. Newly adopted...

Alex Baltzegar
Opinion

N.C. House passes bipartisan redistricting map

The N.C. House has passed a bipartisan redistricting map to reapportion North Carolina’s 120 state House seats. The measure passed with strong support from both sides of the aisle, 115-5, after the approval of six amendments, most of which were offered by House Minority Leader Robert Reives, D-Chatham. The Senate is expected to approve the...

Dallas Woodhouse
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N.C. redistricting leaders defend map-drawing process

Two leaders of North Carolina’s legislative redistricting committees defended their election map-drawing process during the third day of a trial focusing on the future of those maps. Closing arguments in the trial are scheduled Thursday morning. Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, and Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, both testified before a three-judge panel in Wake County. Hall,...

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National partisan group drives opposition to district maps in N.C., other states

The N.C. House passed its district map proposal during evening sessions Tuesday, Nov. 2. The Senate is expected to vote on the N.C. House district map on Thursday. Redistricting maps do not go before Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, driving more pressure on the legislative process by opposition groups. The maps were drawn after more than...

Donna King
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No time: A common theme emerges at public hearing on redistricting

Not enough time. That was a consistent theme Monday, Oct. 25,  as residents shared with lawmakers their thoughts on the proposed election maps, drawn after the results of the 2020 census. About 30 people spoke at the hearing in Raleigh, and the general consensus revolved around the lack of time to prepare for the hearings....

Theresa Opeka
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More redistricting public hearings slated for Tuesday

The General Assembly kicked off a month-long series of 13 public redistricting hearings in Caldwell County last week with two more scheduled for Tuesday, September 14 in Forsyth County and Pasquotank County. Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, who is chairman of the N.C. House Redistricting Committee, welcomed the crowd to the first hearing at Caldwell Community...

Dallas Woodhouse
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Redistricting process to focus first on criteria, hearings

The N.C. General Assembly’s election mapmakers will spend the next week debating and adopting criteria for this year’s redistricting process. The process will produce new maps for 2022 elections to the state House and Senate, along with North Carolina’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives. As early as this afternoon, an online portal was...

CJ Staff
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Keeping tabs on the elections board’s absentee ballot settlement

This story will be updated regularly. Fewer than six weeks from the 2020 general election, two of the five members of the State Board of Elections walked off the job. Republicans are disgusted. They say they were misled by information from the board. Its staff. State Attorney General Josh Stein. Together, the Democratic majority handled...

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Bill setting daily webcasts of legislature moves ahead

The North Carolina General Assembly lags behind most other states as one of seven state governments that doesn’t offer video of any legislative sessions or committees. Reps. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell; Jason Saine, R-Lincoln; and Brendan Jones, R-Columbus, are behind a new bill which would turn on cameras in the House. House Bill 218, “Broadcast NC...

Kari Travis