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Session Preview 2021: North Carolina Can Afford to Invest in Solutions

Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) spoke to Spectrum News this month for a preview of the first session of the 2021-2022 legislative biennium in the North Carolina House of Representatives. 

Speaker Moore said returning students to the classroom, delivering more economic relief for struggling North Carolinians, and seeking consensus in restrictions on businesses, would headline his legislative priorities.

 

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State Lawmakers Win Separation of Powers Case in 6-1 Decision of N.C. Supreme Court

Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Supreme Court sided with General Assembly leaders in an important separation of powers case on Friday, issuing a 6-1 decision in Cooper v. Berger affirming the legislature as the state’s constitutional authority on appropriations and policy matters.

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Speaker’s Statement on Thomas Stith Being Named the Next President of the N.C. Community College System

Raleigh, N.C. – Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) released a statement Monday on the State Board of Community Colleges’ unanimous vote naming Thomas Stith as the next president of the North Carolina Community College System. Continue reading “Speaker’s Statement on Thomas Stith Being Named the Next President of the N.C. Community College System”

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Speaker Moore Congratulates Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby on Winning Chief Justice Race

Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) released a statement today congratulating Justice Paul Newby on his election as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and thanking current-Chief Justice Cheri Beasley for her years of service to the courts system.

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Speaker Moore Nominated for Fourth Term Leading N.C. House, Would Tie State Record

Raleigh, N.C. – The incoming state House Republican Majority nominated Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) by acclamation on Monday to a fourth term as presiding officer of the North Carolina House of Representatives, a span that would tie a state record for the number of legislative terms holding the position.

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Speaker Moore Directs Elections Committee to Take All Necessary Steps to Protect Will of North Carolina Voters

Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) sent a letter Friday to Joint Legislative Elections Committee Co-Chair Rep. Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) directing him to “utilize all available tools, including your constitutional and statutory subpoena power to compel the Board to do its job as soon as possible.”

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Speaker Moore Responds to Federal Court Upholding Absentee Witness Requirement Against Secret Partisan Settlement

Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) released a statement Wednesday responding to a federal court upholding North Carolina’s absentee ballot witness requirement against the collusive settlement struck by Attorney General Josh Stein with the former campaign attorney for Hillary Clinton and Gov. Cooper.

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ICYMI: Speaker Publishes OpEd in Eastern NC on Protecting Communities from Frequent Flooding

Raleigh, N.C. – An opinion editorial published Sunday by Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) in the New Bern Sun Journal and its network of eastern North Carolina newspapers presents budget and policy priorities the Speaker says are critical to protecting vulnerable communities from future flooding.

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