House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland)

Two lawsuits filed over law Cooper, Stein call ‘power grab’

January 4, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein have filed two lawsuits against provisions in a recent law passed by the General Assembly after a veto override in December. Session Law […]

Look Ahead: GOP, Dems remain entrenched in major roles at NCGA, Council of State

January 2, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Following the November election, there were party seat shifts in both chambers of the General Assembly as well as at the Council of State. Heading into 2025, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) and […]

2024 Year In Review: NC General Assembly overrode 10 vetoes in election year

December 26, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly saw moderate activity during the 2024 session during an election year where Republicans saw gains nationally but lost their supermajority in the state legislature. While Donald Trump won […]

NC House forms Select Committee on Helene Recovery

December 13, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives announced a new select subcommittee specific to Hurricane Helene efforts. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) made the announcement last week and named Reps. Dudley Greene (R-McDowell) […]

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Legislature overrides veto of Helene funding bill

December 11, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The General Assembly has completed the override of the veto on a bill containing an additional $252 million in Hurricane Helene relief. The amount approved so far by lawmakers now totals over $1.1 […]

2 state constitutional amendments may be on ballot in 2026

December 11, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly Senate has passed two amendments to the state constitution by a vote of 30-19 for each with no Democrats voting in favor of the measures. The House has […]

NC split on statewide races

November 14, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — For the second consecutive presidential cycle, North Carolina voters split their ballots by electing a Republican president but a Democratic governor. Voters continued to vote Democrat at the top of the statewide ballot, […]

NC House Republicans lose supermajority by one seat

November 6, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — This election cycle, multiple legislative races were competitive, giving Democrats a chance to break Republican supermajorities in the North Carolina General Assembly. In the House, there were 21 Democrats and three Republicans running […]

Republican NC Speaker Tim Moore goes to Congress with NC 14th win

November 5, 2024 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Eden) has won the race for North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District over Democrat Pamela Genant. The seat is currently held by freshman Democrat Rep. Jeff Jackson, who […]

Freedom Caucus chair says comments about NC electors taken out of context

November 1, 2024 The Associated Press

The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus said last Friday that news reports quoting him as saying the North Carolina legislature could allocate the state’s presidential electors to Donald Trump before the votes are counted […]