Governor Roy Cooper spoke this week at the General Assembly and the Senate began moving the health care bill that would expand Medicaid coverage. Governor’s State of the State Speech Gov. Cooper on Monday night delivered his...more
Legislative leaders this week announced an agreement on Medicaid expansion in addition to continuing work on the state budget bill and considering other bills.
Medicaid Expansion -
If enacted, the agreement to expand...more
TikTok Ban -
The Senate State and Local Government Committee this week passed S 83, a bill that would prohibit use of “high risk platforms” (including websites and applications) on public devices and networks. It lists...more
Legislators this week began work on the budget bill and acted on a variety of bills.
Budget Work -
As a first step in the 2023 budget bill process, legislators this week met jointly in Appropriations Committee...more
Government officials in Raleigh and Washington have started work in 2023.
North Carolina General Assembly -
State legislators began their session on January 11. The odd-year session, which is often referred to as the...more
North Carolina voters on Tuesday, November 8, cast ballots in important federal and state races. Although some races are too close to call, Republicans won a U.S. Senate seat and made gains in the General Assembly and...more
After considering its provisions for 10 days as provided in the North Carolina Constitution, Gov. Roy Cooper signed the budget bill into law today. This is the second consecutive budget he has signed after vetoing prior...more
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Legislators this week acted on the budget bill and considered other bills on a variety of topics. They then adjourned with a possible return to Raleigh on July 26.
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Legislators continued work on the budget bill this week and considered bills on a number of topics including sports wagering and Medicaid expansion. State Budget Bill With July 1 and the beginning of FY 23 approaching,...more
6/24/2022
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Legislators continued work on the budget bill this week and considered other bills on various topics. Although the end of the 2022 session may be a few weeks away, it is uncertain whether bills on a number of notable topics...more
6/17/2022
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Legislators continued work on the budget bill this week and considered other bills on various topics.
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With the beginning of FY 23 on July 1 approaching, legislative appropriation leaders have been...more
6/10/2022
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This week, the Senate passed some notable bills while both chambers continued work on the budget bill behind closed doors.
Senate Health Care Bill -
The Senate this week passed a health care bill (H 149) that would...more
Legislators began considering bills this week as the summer session moved into its second week. Senate Health Care Bill Republican Senate leaders unveiled a health care bill (H 149) this week that includes expanding Medicaid...more
North Carolina voters chose nominees in Tuesday’s primary elections and the General Assembly reconvened this week in Raleigh. Primary Elections After Tuesday’s primary elections, party nominees for a number of important...more
Gov. Roy Cooper announced his 2022 state budget recommendations and a new consensus revenue forecast was released this week. Governor’s 2022 Budget Recommendations This week, Gov. Cooper released his recommendations for...more
Election Campaign is Underway Now that candidate filing has ended and election maps are set after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to review recently drawn congressional district maps, candidates are actively campaigning...more
Candidate filing in North Carolina opened this week now that a state court panel has approved legislative district maps and redrawn the congressional district map. The primary election will be on May 17....more
Both Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly this week addressed COVID masking requirements. Legislators also passed new legislative and congressional district maps.
Governor Encourages Move to Voluntary Masking;...more
Legislators returned to Raleigh this week and passed a bill moving the dates for the 2022 primary and some municipal elections.
Primary Election and Some Municipal Election Dates Moved -
Both houses passed a bill...more
Legislators returned to Raleigh this week and passed a bill moving the dates for the 2022 primary and some municipal elections.
Primary Election and Some Municipal Election Dates Moved -
Both houses passed a bill...more
End of the Year Activity -
Legislators met on Monday this week and considered a number of bills that typically signal the end of a legislative session. Among them were the budget technical corrections bills (H 334, S 296)...more
North Carolina will have an enacted biennial budget bill for the first time since 2018 after activity this week in Raleigh.
New State Budget Law -
Legislators this week passed a conference report for the biennial...more
The General Assembly held no vote sessions this week as budget negotiations continue, while in Washington D.C. legislation was enacted that will have a major impact on future state budgets and investments.
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This week at the General Assembly, legislators continued to negotiate the budget bill with the Governor and members passed new congressional and legislative district maps.
Budget Bill -
Legislative leaders and Gov....more
This week at the General Assembly, legislators continued to negotiate the budget bill with the Governor and members worked on new congressional and legislative district maps.
Budget Bill -
Legislative leaders and Gov....more