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Senate overrides vetoes, approves ICE cooperation, and funds Opportunity Scholarships
Senate passed budget adjustments, including funding Opportunity Scholarships and requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE.
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Brinson takes oath of office in Senate, securing veto-proof Republican majority for remainder of 2024
Earlier this summer, Sen, Jim Perry, R-Lenoir, announced his retirement from that chamber, effective immediately. The announcement came after weeks of budget negotiations concluded in an atypical adjournment, marking the practical end of substantive legislative activity for the year. Wednesday, leaders of the North Carolina Senate administered the Oath of Office to Bob Brinson, once...
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Cooper signs 100th veto as governor
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper reached a significant milestone on Friday when he vetoed his 100th and 101st bills during his governorship, more than any other governor in the state's history.
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NC Senate overrides four more Cooper vetoes
On Tuesday, the Republican-led North Carolina Senate voted to override four of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, bringing the chamber’s total number of veto overrides this legislative session to all six.
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Committee appointments released ahead of legislative session on Wednesday
Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, today announced his intended committee appointments for the 2023-24 legislative biennium. Sen. Jim Perry, R-Lenoir, was appointed to be a chair of the highly sought-after Senate Finance Committee. In a post charged with writing the state budget, Sen. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, is stepping in as chair of the Appropriations/Base Budget Committee.
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Berger to continue as Senate leader, Newton heads majority caucus
On Monday, the N.C. Senate Senate Republican Caucus elected its leadership team, keeping Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, in the role of Senate president pro tempore, frequently simplified to Senate leader. Berger will serve his 13th year in the Senate’s top job in 2023. The Senate GOP caucus elected Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, as their new...
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Uphill battle for GOP supermajority in the N.C. General Assembly
What are the chances of the GOP winning a supermajority in North Carolina's General Assembly in this November's General Election? While the probability of that happening looked pretty good earlier in the year, many experts say the chances for that happening have now diminished.
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N.C. judicial primaries are crucial but fly under the radar
Judicial races decided in the fall will have a significant impact on the future of North Carolina, but as is often the case, these races are mostly flying under the radar of voters. That’s doubly true for a handful of key primaries in judicial races to be decided May 17. This year, two seats on the seven-member N.C. Supreme Court and four judges on the 15-member Court of Appeals are up for grabs.
Opinion
Cooper demands absolute loyalty from Democrats … or else
If you are a Democrat and you don’t show absolute loyalty to Gov. Roy Cooper, he will seek to destroy you politically. Cooper recruited, endorsed, and will help bankroll a primary against Democrat state Sen. Kirk deViere of Cumberland County because deViere voted a few times with Republicans in the General Assembly. Cooper endorsed Val...
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Midyear fundraising numbers offer clues about the 2022 political battles
Editors note: This story will be updated as additional reports become available. Carolina Journal recently reported on the second quarter federal fundraising numbers for declared U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina. But the U.S. Senate race is just one of three big prizes up for grabs in North Carolina in 2022. The other is the...
