The 2021 Legislative Session continued to pick up pace this week. The Senate is now in the throes of crafting its budget after holding joint meetings with the House over the past month. Senators are expected to continue their...more
The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine reached North Carolina this week, and medical personal at several hospitals received the shot. North Carolina currently has the Pfizer brand vaccine, with hopes of receiving the Moderna...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh this week to continue their push to wrap up the short session by the end of the month. The legislature historically ends the short session by July, however, in the last few years the session has...more
The budget stalemate between the legislature and Governor Cooper continued this week, with both chambers holding votes on various bills, but no vote taken on overriding Governor Cooper’s budget veto. Given the current budget...more
House and Senate members continued their work towards a budget deal ahead of the approaching end of the fiscal year. Budget writers met several times with the Governor to work on a compromise, since it is unlikely that the...more
The legislature continued their push towards the end of session this week, taking up issues from wind energy, tax modifications, renewable energy clean up, and handgun permits. The Senate continued to move their healthcare...more
The House continued to introduce new legislation this week in anticipation of their April 23rd bill filing deadline. Since the Senate’s bill filing deadline passed, they have focused on moving legislation though committee....more
The General Assembly continued to move legislation through this week, with the two chambers trading bills. However, each chamber has heard few of the other chamber’s bills. House and Senate leadership will most likely wait...more