North Carolina House of Representatives
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina House of Representatives approved its 10th veto override of Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday, passing legislation that expands ballot access for more political parties and independent candidates in several statewide and local elections. Continue reading “10th Veto Override by N.C. House Increases Ballot Access and Voter Choice”
Raleigh, N.C. – The U.S. Census Bureau recently released wage data estimating North Carolina had the fourth fastest household income growth in the nation during 2016. Continue reading “North Carolina Top 5 for Wage Growth, Says U.S. Census Bureau”
Raleigh, NC – Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) and Sen. Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell), chairmen of their respective chambers’ elections committees, responded to Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 656, the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017. Continue reading “Elections Committee Chairs Respond to Veto of Electoral Freedom Act”
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina House of Representatives approved its ninth veto override of Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday, securing passage of pro-growth regulatory reforms to streamline and simplify state government’s rulemaking process. Continue reading “9th Veto Override by N.C. House Improves Rulemaking Process”
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina House approved an updated framework for the state’s judicial districts on Thursday, completing its first comprehensive reform to the court system maps since 1955. Continue reading “N.C. House Completes Comprehensive Judicial Redistricting Process”
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina House of Representatives overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 56 Amend Environmental Laws on Wednesday, providing water treatment funding to local utilities in Southeastern North Carolina to address the discharge of the chemical compound GenX into the Cape Fear River. Continue reading “N.C. House Delivers GenX Treatment Funds With Veto Override”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore welcomed Rep. Phil Shepard (R-Onslow) back to the legislature on Wednesday as he continues to recover from a kidney transplant he received on August 15, 2017. Continue reading “Speaker Welcomes Rep. Phil Shepard Back Following Kidney Transplant”
Raleigh, N.C. – The House Select Committee on North Carolina River Quality released its first meeting agenda Wednesday, previewing presentations from state agencies, local utilities and university researchers to be heard by the panel starting at 9:00 am on Thursday, September 28, 2017 in Raleigh. Continue reading “House River Quality Committee Plans Comprehensive GenX Agenda”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore released a statement Thursday urging his General Assembly colleagues to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 56 and provide immediate funding for water treatment facilities serving the citizens of the Cape Fear region: Continue reading “Speaker Responds to Governor’s Veto of GenX Water Treatment Funds”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina’s unemployment rate remained below the national average in August at 4.1 percent, dropping 0.9 percent from a year ago as the state added 69,738 jobs over that period. The national unemployment rate is 4.4 percent. Continue reading “N.C. Unemployment Remains Below National Average in August”