They came. They went. They’re coming right back. The House convened briefly Thursday morning to hear veto messages from Gov. Roy Cooper, stood at ease for about a half-hour then unanimously passed by a 76-0 vote a joint Senate resolution to adjourn. House Speaker…
Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill Thursday banning the state from investing in companies that boycott Israel. Sponsored by Republicans, House Bill 161 passed the General Assembly with large majorities. “This bill shows our support for Israel as a friend and ally of the United States,”…
The 2017 legislative long session is over. Kind of. In the wee hours of June 30, on the eve of the new fiscal year, the General Assembly adjourned, only to schedule encore sessions in August and September. The session started with what seemed like the unending distraction…
It’s often good news to learn that a government body is slated to do its work and then go away. But a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper offers one example of a temporary government group that might offer more benefits if it’s made permanent. It’s called…
Gov. Roy Cooper is determined to break the Republican supermajority in the General Assembly, and he’s trying to raise as much money as possible to do it. A new initiative and a partnership with the state Democratic Party, Break the Majority, aims to…
Those who consider recent legislative actions to be illegitimate ignore important facts.
If lawmakers get no credit for their incentives programs, it's only fair to wonder how much longer they will support those programs.
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 738: North Carolina lawmakers approved a $23 billion General Fund budget plan, overriding Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto with more than two days to spare before the start of the new budget year. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, shares highlights from…
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the N.C. General Assembly’s decision to return to Raleigh at least twice in August and September after the conclusion of its regular “long” 2017 legislative session. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
In December, my colleagues and I put together a Roadmap to Freedom in preparation for the 2017 legislative session. It outlined in short-form our goals and objectives. It talked about where we would put our resources and was meant to serve as a guide to our principles and priorities.
