News

Senate approves final deal deferring ABC renewal fees

The N.C. Senate has approved a final deal with the House for a bill to defer certain ABC renewal fees. Negotiations over a final version of the bill stretched out over three months. Under the terms of the deal, ABC permit holders could wait until Oct. 1 to pay registration or renewal fees for permits...

CJ Staff
News

General Assembly advances bill to rein in governor’s emergency powers

More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought North Carolina to a screeching halt, Gov. Roy Cooper shows no sign of relinquishing the sweeping and open-ended emergency powers he has claimed under state law.  The General Assembly is now trying once again to clarify exactly what a governor should have the power to do...

Andrew Dunn
News

New and familiar faces at the N.C. General Assembly. Here’s the House:

Carolina Journal is taking a brief look at each new member of the General Assembly — 10 in the Senate and 11 in the House. We look at where they’ve been, what they’re doing now, and what we might expect them to do as lawmakers. The 2021-22 session began in late January. Expect COVID-19 and the ongoing...

Julie Havlak, John Trump
News

Bill to strengthen alcohol enforcement moves to House

A bill to strengthen permitting rules for selling alcohol and the ability of law enforcement to crack down on violators has unanimously passed the N.C. Senate. Sen. Andy Wells, R-Catawba, introduced Senate Bill 11, in large part because of a spate of shootings and killings outside three Catawba County bars between April 2017 and April...

John Trump
Podcast

N.C. lawmakers continue to debate use of targeted tax incentives

From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 741: North Carolina lawmakers continue to debate whether and how to use targeted tax incentives to lure new jobs into the state. A recent N.C. House committee meeting featured debate about proposals to tweak incentives rules in ways that could favor poorer rural counties. You’ll hear highlights from supporters...

Help Support Non-profit Journalism & Donate Today