John Bell

Buncombe Democrats file hurricane recovery bill

April 17, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Another bill to address Hurricane Helene recovery efforts was filed in the House on April 9. House Bill 863 would allocate more than $582 million for relief efforts. Primary sponsors of the bill […]

Bill banning discrimination in relief aid passes House

April 10, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A North Carolina House bill making it a felony to discriminate when deploying disaster aid or assistance based on political affiliation or speech passed the chamber April 1 and will be taken up […]

John Bell settles in new role as rules chair

March 21, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Rep. John Bell (R-Wayne), now settled into his new role as the powerful House Operations and Rules chair, said taking on the new spot has “been busy.” “I’ve gone from trying to deal […]

Helene recovery bill passes both chambers, signed by Stein

March 19, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Both chambers of the legislature have now passed the conference committee version of the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 and Governor Josh Stein has signed it into law. On Wednesday, the Senate passed […]

An irrigation system at a farm in Farmville, N.C.

Bill would limit foreign ownership of NC farmland, near military bases

March 3, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed by House members of the General Assembly would protect farmland and land near military bases from being owned by foreign entities. House Bill 133, the NC Farmland and Military Protection […]

NCGA allocates $500M in first Helene recovery bill of ’25

February 13, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s first disaster recovery bill of 2025 has $500 million in funding for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts for areas impacted in the western half of the state. “This legislation […]

House bill proposes ‘no tax on tips’

February 8, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the state House is proposing “no tax on tips” for service industry workers as well as on overtime pay and bonus pay. House Bill 11 has four primary sponsors: […]

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) […]

Proposed state constitutional amendment would block noncitizen voting

June 7, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill that would allow voters to decide on blocking noncitizens from voting in North Carolina elections was filed in the North Carolina House of Representatives on May 24. House Bill 1074 proposes […]