RALEIGH — In the late afternoon of Feb. 24, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 173 (Free the Smiles Act). The bill would have given parents back the power to decide whether or not to mask […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives is taking legislative steps to make masks optional statewide for K-12 school children. A conference committee substitute for Senate Bill 173, the Free the Smiles Act, will […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) has sent a letter asking Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to end masking and related quarantine policies for the state’s K-12 students. “Throughout the pandemic, it […]
RALEIGH — Lawmakers at the General Assembly have finalized the state’s budget proposal to send to Gov. Roy Cooper, which comes in at $52.9 billion over the biennium. The 2021-22 budget comes in at $25.9 […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) released a statement announcing his new communications director, Demi Dowdy. “Dowdy is a first generation Cuban-American and lives in Harnett County. She brings 12 years […]
RALEIGH — On May 11, the House Education Committee approved a bill seeking to address increasing concerns about controversial Critical Race Theory in North Carolina’s K-12 classrooms. House Bill 324 was originally a bill to […]
RALEIGH – N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) introduced legislation significantly increasing penalties for rioting and related crimes within the state on Tuesday. House Bill 805, known as the Preventing Rioting and Civil Disorder […]
RALEIGH — On Friday, April 9, Gov. Roy Cooper signed off on three education-related bills. Two of the bills, Senate Bill 397 and House Bill 82, were signed on the last day before they would […]
RALEIGH – State Republican officials are calling for Gov. Roy Cooper to reverse course on policies that will see collegiate games this weekend played without the families of student athletes in attendance. House Speaker Tim […]
RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers will request a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court on the decision handed down by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals this week that invalidated the current N.C. Congressional District maps, […]
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