Critics and Democrats claim Republican leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly “assaulted democracy” when they called for two legislative veto override votes early last Wednesday morning when only 64 of the 120 House members […]
RALEIGH — Following Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the state’s budget, House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) made it clear that if a veto override opportunity presented itself, he would take it. And on […]
RALEIGH — The state Senate has agreed to a new map of nearly half of its electoral districts to comply with a state court order that declared current boundaries partisan gerrymanders. The Senate voted 38-9 […]
RALEIGH — State lawmakers in the N.C. House on Wednesday overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state’s budget after a lengthy standoff. Few Democrats were present when Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) began proceedings on […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators, who are redrawing dozens of General Assembly districts that judges deemed illegal partisan gerrymanders, turned Monday to considering district lines generated by a key expert for those who successfully sued […]
RALEIGH — Democrats are calling for a re-do and labeling the GOP as cheaters following a successful override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget during a low turnout session of the House […]
RALEIGH — A North Carolina trial court has rejected state legislative district maps, saying lawmakers took advantage from drawing districts to help elect a maximum number of Republicans. The three-judge panel of state judges ruled […]
RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper responded to Republicans passing piecemeal legislation to break their budget impasse by signing four employee pay bills on Friday. But he vetoed a funding measure needed to stand up […]
RALEIGH — President Donald Trump has criticized Governor Roy Cooper for vetoing a bill that would have required the state’s sheriffs to recognize requests by federal immigration agents to hold jail inmates believed to be […]
RALEIGH — Taxpayers in N.C. will soon learn whether they will receive an unprecedented tax rebate from the state’s coffers. Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) has floated the prospect of returning a portion of the […]
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