Jim Perry

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 […]

Former Sen. Jim Perry cites focus on family for departing NCGA

August 15, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Former state Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir) has been focusing on family since he departed the legislature on July 2. Perry, who announced last December 2023 he wouldn’t run for reelection this year before […]

Jim Perry resigns from state Senate

July 2, 2024 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — State Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir) resigned Tuesday after he previously announced he would not seek reelection. “It is a special privilege to serve in the North Carolina Senate,” Perry, the Senate majority whip, […]

Legislators, others honored for contributions to NC outdoors

May 16, 2024 Abby Cavenaugh

WALLACE — There’s no doubt that kids these days are spending a lot more time staring at screens on their phones, laptops and televisions than any other generation in history. In 2015, state legislators recognized […]

Martin County legend Gaylord Perry remembered

December 7, 2022 Shawn Krest

According to family lore, Evan Perry turned down the chance to play minor league baseball because his family needed him to help work on their farm. He eventually inherited the 25-acre tobacco, corn and peanut […]

PERRY: Protecting America’s national security and economic competitive edge

July 18, 2022 Jim Perry

Technology is an important and growing sector of North Carolina’s economy. The tech industry employs almost 270,000 workers and supports almost 900,000 secondary jobs. All told, the tech industry supports approximately 20% of the state’s […]

Orange County School Board votes down vaccine requirement to participate in sports, clubs

August 18, 2021 North State Journal Staff

HILLSBOROUGH — The Orange County School Board voted to approve a dramatic tightening of their COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines and Expectations at a special meeting on Aug. 16. The exception was the most controversial […]

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Senate Bill seeks to help fund N.C. Trooper Association Caisson Unit

June 24, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A Senate bill containing money to support the North Carolina Trooper Association Caisson Unit is making its way through the General Assembly. Senate Bill 424 seeks to appropriate $250,000 in nonrecurring funds for […]

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NC COVID-19 vaccination rate marginally improves

January 19, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The state’s COVID-19 vaccination rate has improved slightly but still trails most of the nation. According to the CDC, the state’s rate, as of data uploaded at the end of last week, showed […]

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Lawmakers respond to Cooper administration pulling rural broadband funds

December 10, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Lawmakers in the N.C. Senate are pushing back after receiving an explanation by the Cooper administration as to why the governor redirected COVID-19 relief funds earmarked for rural broadband projects. A Nov. 21 […]

Jim Perry

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

Former Sen. Jim Perry cites focus on family for departing NCGA

Jim Perry resigns from state Senate

Legislators, others honored for contributions to NC outdoors

Martin County legend Gaylord Perry remembered

PERRY: Protecting America’s national security and economic competitive edge

Orange County School Board votes down vaccine requirement to participate in sports, clubs

Senate Bill seeks to help fund N.C. Trooper Association Caisson Unit

NC COVID-19 vaccination rate marginally improves

Lawmakers respond to Cooper administration pulling rural broadband funds

The report marked the first time in more than 24 years there was no large-scale waste
Audit finds $342K in questioned statewide costs

The report marked the first time in more than 24 years there was no large-scale waste