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”

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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Road Funding Coming to N.C. Communities as $700 Million of Legislature’s Transportation Bonds Approved

Raleigh, N.C. – A $700 million package of ‘Build NC’ transportation bonds passed by the Republican-led General Assembly to fund road construction and repairs is on track for issuance by the end of October after being approved by the Council of State on Tuesday.

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Speaker Moore Responds to Judge Approving DOJ’s Secret Absentee Ballot Deal

Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) responded Friday to a state trial court judge entering an order approving a secretive absentee ballot deal that Attorney General Josh Stein’s Department of Justice struck with Democratic Party attorney Marc Elias on behalf of Governor Cooper’s State Board of Elections.

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