RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) on Friday vetoed the recently-passed state budget, setting up a veto override battle with GOP majorities in the General Assembly. The $24 billion budget was passed on Thursday with […]
RALEIGH — Just hours before Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the Farm Act of 2018, Raleigh’s Bicentennial Mall outside his office was filled with farm families calling for him to sign it. “We are here to […]
RALEIGH — The gallery of the N.C. Senate erupted in applause Monday night as senators cast a 33-13 vote in favor of the Farm Act of 2018. The measure provides some protection to N.C. farmers […]
RALEIGH — As the N.C. General Assembly looks toward the short session in May after adjourning on Tuesday, several lawmakers have announced they will not be running again. Reps. Larry Bell (D-Duplin), Bert Jones (R-Caswell), […]
RALEIGH – On Feb. 6, 1963, the General Assembly met in the Legislative Building on Jones Street for the first time. The General Assembly had previously met in the State Capitol — now a state historic […]
“What did the ‘Mean Old Republicans” (MOR) in the General Assembly do now?’ you might ask if you are on the other side of things that haven’t been going your way for the last eight […]
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about a redistricting case in Wisconsin that some believe was “too extreme” when it came drawing state legislative maps purely for partisan political purposes. What is “too extreme?” […]
In the newly redrawn district maps that the N.C. Senate released last week, several Republicans find themselves without the reliable voter base they enjoyed in 2016. Among those are Sen. Bill Cook, of Beaufort, Dare, […]
RALEIGH — Amid the furor in reaction to the August 12 Charlottesville, Virginia rally in support of confederate monuments that devolved into wanton violence between ‘AntiFa’ counterprotesters and white nationalist event sponsors, and ultimately culminated […]
RALEIGH — On August 9 Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party Robin Hayes announced that the state party was filing an ethics complaint against Gov. Roy Cooper (D) and his campaign Cooper for North […]
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