NCGA budget talks stall, but could session limits help?
No budget deal appears to be in reach at the General Assembly as the fiscal year ends at the end of June, bringing up discussions on the viability of session limits in North Carolina.
North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall earned at least two rounds of bipartisan applause at the start of this year’s legislative session. One was for assuming his new leadership post. The other was for releasing a House calendar for the next six months, complete with specific deadlines and a pledge to “give you some certainty...
A new report from the John Locke Foundation outlines ways to improve the North Carolina General Assembly, focusing on transparency, efficiency, and accountability.
Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has finally passed a state budget for the 2023-25 biennium — and Gov. Roy Cooper has decided not to veto it, allowing it to become law without his signature — conservatives have a great deal to celebrate. The bill achieves major victories for fiscal restraint, tax and regulatory...
House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters last week that the North Carolina General Assembly is unlikely to craft and approve a state budget deal before Labor Day. That’s more than two months into the 2023-24 fiscal year that began July 1. The good news is that, in stark contrast to the rules of the federal...
Recent actions of the General Assembly have made the arguments for a limit on the length of sessions stronger than ever.