Neal Jackson

Hall creates property tax reform committee

December 19, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) has formed a new House Select Committee to examine property tax reform. “For too long, local governments have steadily increased property taxes,” Hall said in […]

NC House Select Redistricting Committee announced

October 15, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) announced the establishment of a House Select Committee on Redistricting and named the assigned committee members on Wednesday. The committee will be co-chaired by Reps. Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke) and […]

New House Select Committee on Blockchain and Digital Assets announced

October 4, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new North Carolina House Select Committee on Blockchain and Digital Assets was announced by House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) on Wednesday. The committee will study “emerging technologies, evaluate their potential impact […]

Stein vetoes school choice bill; signs mini-budget, squatters bill

August 16, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued the 15th veto of his term on House Bill 97, which would allow the state to take part in President Donald Trump’s school choice tax credit program. […]

JACKSON: Amazon data center is a big win for the region

June 13, 2025 Rep. Neal Jackson

Amazon’s commitment to invest $10 billion in a cloud computing and artificial intelligence data center campus in Richmond County signals a transformative era for the Sandhills region. Located in Hamlet’s Energy Way Industrial Park, this […]

JACKSON: NC House Republicans committed to reducing taxes responsibly

May 30, 2025 Rep. Neal Jackson

The recently passed North Carolina House Republican budget is a masterclass in fiscal responsibility, delivering meaningful tax relief to residents while steadfastly avoiding tax increases — a critical achievement as the state rebuilds from the […]

House bill seeks to extend parent rights over K-12 curriculum, books

April 11, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House seeks to extend parental rights over K-12 public school curriculum and challenges to books or materials. House Bill 595 was filed last week by Reps. […]

2 House bills target immigration, ICE compliance

March 16, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A pair of bills filed in the North Carolina House aims to raise penalties for certain crimes committed by immigrants and further define state law enforcement cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. House […]

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 […]

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JACKSON: Liberty’s second chance

June 15, 2024 Neal Jackson

Ever since the coronavirus invaded America, our civil liberties have been eroded. National and state leaders tore up the Constitution and tossed it aside in favor of “best practices” that were made up from pure […]