The N.C. Board of Elections voted Friday, May 14, to rehire Karen Brinson Bell as executive director. Board members Tommy Tucker and Stacey “Four” Eggers were the only dissenting votes. The move drew criticism from Republicans in the General Assembly who have recently called actions by Brinson Bell during the 2020 election into question. “Director...
RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s top economist on Tuesday told legislative budget writers that the state had a “steady as we go” economy that is now faring better than most other states. “We now have reached a point where we are now surpassing the average growth of the nation as a whole,” said Barry Boardman...
State Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, has a reputation for being plain-spoken. After a Senate bill that included a constitutional cap on the income tax rate failed to get a hearing in the House last year, he issued a typical, unvarnished analysis. “The House ran out of time, and maybe they ran out of nerve,” Tillman...
As a special Senate committee on Tuesday began hammering out details for confirming Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet nominees, the back-and-forth between the governor and the General Assembly over the legality of the confirmation requirement continued. The process will mirror that used by the U.S. Senate, with an added step: North Carolina Cabinet-level nominees will have...
RALEIGH — A bill substantially scaling back the amount of debt the state can assume without voter approval has been sent to Gov. Pat McCrory for signing. On a 115-0 vote the House today approved Senate Bill 129 to limit “special indebtedness” to 25 percent of all General Fund debt.
