North Carolina House of Representatives
Raleigh, N.C. – Revenue collections for North Carolina’s 2018-19 Fiscal Year were $896.7 million above expectations, according to the Fiscal Research Division of the state General Assembly. Continue reading “North Carolina Collects $896 Million Surplus After Tax and Spending Reforms”
Speaker Moore, Majority Leader Bell, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D., join House colleagues for tour of Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, N.C.
Raleigh, N.C. – State House leaders will tour the Brody School of Medicine and the site planned for its replacement at East Carolina University on Thursday to highlight a $215 million state budget appropriation to build a new school of medicine on the campus in Greenville, N.C. Continue reading “$215 Million Fund for New School of Medicine at East Carolina University Highlighted by House Leaders Thursday”
Raleigh, N.C. – Millions of dollars in state budget funds for modernization of courthouses, tourism centers, and education campuses will be highlighted Friday by Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and his state House colleagues in visits to three counties across southeastern North Carolina. Continue reading “Speaker Moore Visiting Pender County Courthouse, Aquarium at Fort Fisher, and Brunswick Community College in Southport to Highlight Capital Funding Friday”
Raleigh, N.C. – The state House of Representatives approved an appropriations bill Wednesday ensuring state spending that meets federal grant matching requirements was appropriated before those funds were obstructed by the Governor’s budget veto. Continue reading “General Assembly Approves Spending Bill to Ensure Federal Funds Not Blocked by Governor’s Budget Veto”
Raleigh, N.C. – Legislation establishing new school safety initiatives for public schools in North Carolina was approved by the state House of Representatives on Tuesday. Continue reading “School Safety Initiatives Approved by North Carolina House of Representatives”
Bill sponsored by House Speaker Tim Moore prohibits misleading phone numbers on caller ID and text messages
Raleigh, N.C. – The state General Assembly gave final legislative approval Monday to new prohibitions on the use of misleading caller ID methods by solicitors sending calls and text messages into North Carolina. Continue reading “Truth in Caller ID Act Approved by North Carolina General Assembly”
Raleigh, N.C. – A bipartisan three judge panel ruled Friday that voter ID implementation can move forward in North Carolina, dismissing all but one of the plaintiffs’ six claims in a legal challenge to legislation implementing a constitutional amendment approved by voters last Fall. Continue reading “COURT: Voter ID Law Can Move Forward in North Carolina”
Raleigh, N.C. – State House Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) held a press conference Wednesday reacting to the first two days of the legislative redistricting trial Common Cause v. Lewis that began before a three-judge panel in North Carolina this week. Continue reading “House Rep. David Lewis Responds to First Two Days of N.C. Redistricting Trial”
Speaker says Governor Cooper “has taken political positions that put him very much to the left of where I think North Carolina is.”
“I would expect the positions that he has taken, with all due respect, from a governor of New York or California.”
Raleigh, N.C. – The Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) gave an extensive interview this week with radio host Troy Williams of WIDU 99.7 FM in Fayetteville to discuss Gov. Roy Cooper’s “very liberal policy agenda” that is blocking state employee pay raises and capital projects for Cumberland County communities. Continue reading “Fayetteville Radio Station Interviews Speaker Moore About Blocked Budget”
Legislation filed in honor of fallen Shelby K-9 Police Officer Tim Brackeen and all public servants risking their lives in the line of duty
Raleigh, N.C. – Legislation filed by state House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) to require jail time for assaulting law enforcement officers with a firearm became law in North Carolina on Thursday in honor of fallen Shelby K-9 Police Officer Tim Brackeen. Continue reading “Mandatory Jail Time for Firearm Assault on N.C. Law Enforcement Gets Final Approval”