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U.S. News & World Report
March 14, 2018
North Carolina Republicans now want federal prosecutors to scrutinize Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper over a ... GOP lawmakers and their allies have been persistent in going after Cooper over the agreement, saying it put the governor in control of funds that should be expended by the General Assembly.
U.S. News & World Report
March 14, 2018
The legal fight over running North Carolina's elections didn't end when the state Supreme Court refused Democratic Gov. ... Cooper's private lawyers wrote that the entire law is still unconstitutional, even after the GOP-controlled General Assembly last month approved legislation tweaking the board'sÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 13, 2018
Republican legislative leaders want the North Carolina Supreme Court to keep intact a lower-court decision voiding only one portion of the state law creating a ... Berger and Moore's attorneys wrote the justices have previously affirmed the General Assembly's authority to merge the once-separate electionsÃâà...
Wake Forest Review
March 13, 2018
However, this decision bodes well for Republicans in North Carolina, as the districts will remain the same for the midterm elections, and the GOP seems poised to maintain control over the General Assembly. In addition to the disarray caused by the trial court's initial ruling, the Democrats' argument has alsoÃâà...
BlueRidgeNow.com
March 13, 2018
In 1921, the General Assembly of North Carolina passed a $50 million road-building bond, which created a state highway system to be managed by a State Highway Commission. The General Assembly passed the Good Roads Bill because of lobbyist supporters who proclaimed the need for a network ofÃâà...
WECT-TV6
March 13, 2018
1, 2017, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law which allows government entities to formally object to waving these costs. By passing the agenda item Monday, Bladen County judges will not be able to waive costs, keeping revenue in the county. While excessive fee waving has not been inÃâà...
Durham Herald Sun
March 13, 2018
Whomever Cooper names as Collins' board successor would serve through March 2021. The board will select a new vice chairman from its membership. Cooper nominated three new board members last year, but they've yet to take their seats because the General Assembly has not held confirmation votesÃâà...
Duke Chronicle
March 13, 2018
The General Assembly also tried twice last year to expand the list of places where people can carry a concealed handgun. The bills would have allowed concealed carry inside all community colleges in the state and all 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina system, including the residential highÃâà...
WRAL.com
March 11, 2018
DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY: Perhaps most pressing for Cumberland County residents and voters downstream, ask General Assembly candidates whether they will tolerate chemical pollution of the Cape Fear River and North Carolina air? The General Assembly actually beat a hastyÃâà...
Roanoke Times
March 11, 2018
Members of a House money committee scrapped a bill earmarking funds for Interstate 73, designed to extend between Roanoke and the North Carolina line. The bill by Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin, cleared the General Assembly last year, but lawmakers slapped on a clause requiring the legislation to passÃâà...
Salisbury Post
February 17, 2018
Newly drawn districts at the Senate and House levels have changed representation in Rowan County. Maps adopted in late 2017 moved Senate districts 34 and 25 out of Rowan, leaving the area with an open-seated District 33. House redistricting similarly realigned incumbents. Carl Ford, R-76, wouldÃâà...
The Independent Weekly
December 31, 1999
“Gun deaths in North Carolina have risen significantly faster than the state's population. For every 100,000 people, about 14 died from firearms in 2016. That was the highest rate since 1997. … The pace of gun deaths here continues to exceed the national rate, about 12 gun deaths for every 100,000 peopleÃâà...
Greensboro News & Record
December 31, 1999
The State Legislative Building in Raleigh is the home of the North Carolina General Assembly. News & Record. Facebook Ãâ÷ Twitter Ãâ÷ Email; Print; Save. The North Carolina General Assembly has its first high-profile #MeToo moment, and this one unfortunately appears as if it might linger for a while. State RepÃâà...
