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July 4, 2025

NC General Assembly

General Assembly - Raleigh - May 2020
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Bipartisan bill will help veterans gain employment

June 10, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing occupational licensing issues that military personnel and their spouses face when trying to obtain private sector employment has passed unanimously in North Carolina’s state Senate. Senate Bill […]

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Gov. Cooper vetoes bill to allow outdoor seating

June 5, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House bill 536, which would have allowed equal treatment of restaurants and bars and for those establishments to operate at 50% capacity outdoors. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Rick […]

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NCDOT chief questioned by Senate Transportation Committee about audit

June 3, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Legislators on the Senate Transportation Committee held a second hearing regarding the results of a state auditor’s report of the North Carolina Department of Transportation which revealed $742 million in overspending. Testifying before […]

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Bill seeks easier N.C. ballot access in fall during pandemic

May 28, 2020 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina voters would have more options in requesting absentee ballots and officials would get funds to keep precincts cleaned and staffed, according to legislation advancing at the General Assembly to address COVID-19 […]

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Lawmakers hold hearing on NCDOT audit

May 26, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Senate Transportation Committee heard from N.C. Auditor Beth Wood regarding a report from her office which says the state’s Department of Transportation overspent its budget by $742 million. According to the audit, […]

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When North Carolina schools will open is the ‘million-dollar question’

May 21, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The education workgroup of the North Carolina House Select Committee on COVID-19 heard from technology, education and health officials on topics including the reopening of schools, as well as school connectivity and continuing […]

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Legislators worried about shortfalls as session resumes

May 18, 2020 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — The North Carolina legislature resumed its annual session on Monday after a two-week break prompted by COVID-19, with lawmakers returning in part to address a state economy and government revenue socked by the […]

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General Assembly annual session resumes today

May 18, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — The North Carolina legislature is resuming its annual session, two weeks after meeting to approve a $1.6 billion package that distributed COVID-19 funds from Washington. Lawmakers scheduled floor sessions and a committee meeting […]

Christine T. Nguyen—The North State Journal
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Legislative building to open next week to public

May 15, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The public can return to North Carolina’s legislative complex to watch the General Assembly conduct business when it reconvenes its annual session after a two-week break, but health precautions will continue. The Legislative […]

General Assembly - Raleigh - May 2020
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Deadline delay, downturn hit NC revenues

May 11, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina revenue collections fell dramatically in April, the state’s chief bookkeeper says, as tax filing deadlines were delayed and commercial transactions slowed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The State Controller’s Office reported […]

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