North Carolina House of Representatives
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina collected $400.2 million more in revenue than forecast at the end of the 2017-18 Fiscal Year as “a steadily growing economy produced yet another fiscal surplus,” according to a new report from the state’s nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division. Continue reading “North Carolina Collects $400 Million Surplus, Credits Growing Economy”
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina General Assembly today voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s politically-motivated vetoes of two bills designed to eliminate voter confusion and stop political gamesmanship. The General Assembly’s actions ensure voters will receive clear and consistent information on their ballots this November. Continue reading “General Assembly Overrides Governor’s Vetoes, Thwarts Attempts to Mislead Voters”
Raleigh, N.C. – Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly urged legislative Democrats at a press conference on Saturday not to use the courts to prevent voters from enacting their will on popular constitutional amendments like voter ID. Continue reading “N.C. Republicans Urge Democrats Not to Turn to Courts to Prevent Voters from Deciding Popular Constitutional Amendments “
Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released a statement on Tuesday responding to comments made by Democratic members of the Constitutional Amendments Publication Commission at a work session this morning: Continue reading “Comments by Constitutional Amendments Commission Contradict Letter to Lawmakers”
Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released a statement on Friday responding to Gov. Cooper’s vetoes of two bills designed to eliminate potential for any voter confusion in the elections this fall: Continue reading “Lawmakers Vow to Override Governor’s Vetoes and Prevent Voter Confusion”
Raleigh, N.C. – Former UNC system president C.D. Spangler Jr., who passed away on Sunday at the age of 86, was remembered by Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) in remarks to the state House of Representatives this week prior to the body adjourning in his memory. Continue reading “C.D. Spangler Honored in N.C. House Adjournment, Speaker Moore Remarks”
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) was unanimously selected to serve as the 2018-19 chair-elect of the Southern Legislative Conference by delegates to the group’s 72nd annual meeting this week in St. Louis, Missouri. Continue reading “Speaker Moore Named Chair-Elect of the Southern Legislative Conference”
Raleigh, N.C. – On Tuesday the state General Assembly conformed the filing rules for judicial races with those for every other public office in North Carolina, clarifying candidates who switch their party registration within 90 days of filing may not appear on the ballot as members of either their previous or newly affiliated party. Continue reading “Filing for N.C. Judicial Races Conformed to Other Public Offices “
Raleigh, N.C. – The state House of Representatives on Tuesday approved ballot labels for six proposed constitutional amendments that are consistent with other candidate races in November, applying a generic title of ‘Constitutional Amendment’ above each question before voters in the same way legislative and gubernatorial races are labeled. Continue reading “N.C. Constitutional Amendment Labels to be Consistent With Rest of Ballot”
Raleigh, N.C. – The state General Assembly will convene this week to adopt a fair and nonpartisan approach to captioning the six proposed constitutional amendments for North Carolina voters this November, after state House and Senate leaders obtained signatures from the necessary three-fifths majority of each chamber to convene a special session. Continue reading “Special Legislative Session to Address Captions for Constitutional Amendments”