Text Message Solicitations Added to Truth in Caller ID Act Passed by N.C. House  

Bill sponsored by House Speaker Tim Moore prohibits misleading phone numbers on caller ID 

Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina House of Representatives added  prohibitions on caller ID spoofing to text message solicitations in the Truth in Caller ID Act approved by a unanimous vote of the chamber on Friday.  Continue reading “Text Message Solicitations Added to Truth in Caller ID Act Passed by N.C. House  “

Seventh Consecutive Teacher Pay Raise Proposed in North Carolina House Budget  

Veteran teachers receive largest benefits of two-year salary increase plan

Top state teacher salary would increase to $60,500, estimated average salary would increase to $55,600

Raleigh, N.C. – A sixth and seventh consecutive pay raise for North Carolina teachers will be included in the 2019-2020 state budget proposal moving through the state House of Representatives this week.   Continue reading “Seventh Consecutive Teacher Pay Raise Proposed in North Carolina House Budget  “

Tax Reform Continues in North Carolina House Budget Proposal

Income tax relief for families, franchise tax relief for businesses

Budget modernizes sales tax in response to Wayfair ruling on online sales

Extends historic tax credits and implements market based sourcing

Raleigh, N.C. – Another increase in North Carolina’s zero-tax bracket for working families is proposed in the state House of Representatives’ budget released Monday, maintaining the Republican-led legislature’s commitment to more than tripling the standard deduction since 2014 to help low-income earners keep more money in their paychecks. Continue reading “Tax Reform Continues in North Carolina House Budget Proposal”

Statement from Born Alive Bill Sponsors on Governor Cooper’s Veto

Raleigh, N.C. – Senator Joyce Krawiec (R-Forsyth) and Representative Pat McElraft (R-Carteret) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act:

“Caring for a living, breathing, newborn infant is too restrictive for Governor Cooper’s radical abortion agenda.”  We thought Democrats would agree that children born alive should be separate from the abortion debate, but it’s clear that they want the ‘right to choose’ to even extend past birth. This is a sad day for North Carolina.”

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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Approved by Bipartisan N.C. House

A federal judge blocked the state’s late-term abortion limitations in March

Four House Democrats join Republicans supporting the measure

Raleigh, N.C. – The state House of Representatives approved legislation banning post-birth abortions of living, breathing children in North Carolina on Tuesday in a bipartisan 65-46 vote that sent the measure to Gov. Roy Cooper.  Continue reading “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Approved by Bipartisan N.C. House”

Post-Birth Abortion Ban Approved by Bipartisan N.C. House Health Committee

A federal court in March struck down North Carolina’s limitations on abortions after 20 weeks

Raleigh, N.C. – Legislation banning post-birth abortions in North Carolina was approved in a bipartisan vote of the state House Health Committee on Thursday after a federal court struck down the state’s limitations on late-term abortions in March. Continue reading “Post-Birth Abortion Ban Approved by Bipartisan N.C. House Health Committee”