North Carolina families are paying more for electricity every year, and many are wondering why their bills keep rising even as the reliability of our power system seems to lag behind. After traveling across the state and talking with residents, one thing is clear: people are tired of being asked to shoulder higher costs without seeing meaningful improvements.
RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson led a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general opposing renewed efforts in Congress to prohibit states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence protections. Public reporting indicates that lawmakers may attempt to insert a state AI law ban into a military funding bill, only months after a bipartisan group of attorneys general – including Attorney General Jackson – successfully defeated a similar proposal over the summer.
(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein, the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROW NC), and North Carolina Emergency Management announced that a total of $500,000 in home winterization grants will be awarded to two nonprofit organizations engaged in housing rebuild and repair efforts. These funds are granted specifically for completing emergency repairs and temporary measures to prepare homes damaged by Hurricane Helene for winter. The organizations, Rebuild Haywood and the Western North Carolina Conference of United Methodist Churches, help with projects such as installing insulation, wrapping windows, and repairing roofs on homes damaged by the storm.
A new advocacy initiative, American Foundations, launched today to expand American cement manufacturing capacity and ensure domestic infrastructure is built with high quality, reliable cement. The U.S. experienced a decline in cement production in 2024. Meanwhile, 22% of cement consumed in the U.S. in 2024 was supplied by foreign countries. If left unchecked, these twin trends will undermine America’s manufacturing base, leave the country vulnerable to potentially devastating shortages or supply chain disruptions related to critical infrastructure, and place unnecessary quality and economic burdens on everyday Americans.
Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released the following statement about the passing of former Sen. Jim Jacumin (R-Burke):
U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) recently introduced the American Allies Protection Act, legislation which would disqualify a state or local government from receiving Department of Justice grant money for a four-year period if it enforces an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant against an official of a NATO ally or major non-NATO ally.
The conservative John Locke Foundation’s Joseph Harris published a piece this morning outlining how the ongoing budget impasse is hurting North Carolinians, and how the Republican-led General Assembly bears all the blame. The JLF has published multiple pieces highlighting the dysfunction of North Carolina’s Republican majorities and their failure to pass a comprehensive budget despite majorities in both chambers.
(RALEIGH) This month Governor Josh Stein is sharing what he’s grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Media outlets are invited to publish Governor Stein’s column below.
(RALEIGH) This week, Governor Josh Stein and the North Carolina Department of Commerce announced seven new economic development projects that will bring more than 3,400 jobs and invest more than $1.8 billion in North Carolina. These announcements come on the heels of Scout Motors selecting Charlotte for its new headquarters, investing more than $206.9 million, and bringing 1,200 jobs to the Queen City. In total, Governor Stein and the Department of Commerce have announced nearly 33,000 new jobs coming to North Carolina this year.
RALEIGH, NC — The North Carolina Department of Labor is pleased to announce that Kisha Scotton, Administrator of the Wage & Hour Bureau in NCDOL, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Wage & Hour Committee for the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA). In her role at NCDOL, Ms. Scotton oversees enforcement of the state’s Wage & Hour Act and related compliance activities. Under her leadership, the Wage & Hour Bureau recovered more than $2.5 million for North Carolina workers last fiscal year.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Biomanufacturing Excellence Act this week, which would promote U.S. leadership in biotechnology and strengthen domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The bill reinvests in domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing by reducing dependence on unreliable foreign supply chains, expanding access to cutting-edge medicines, and supporting high-quality American jobs.
RALEIGH — Having spent most of my career building, financing, and leading conservative institutions — in North Carolina and around the country — I’ve learned many critical lessons, often the hard way. One of them is that if you truly want to persuade and influence, rather than just perform or provoke, you can’t do it alone. You must be willing to cooperate with people who may share only some of your views and goals.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has released its report evaluating the administration of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s (NCORR) Homeowner Recovery Program (HRP).
Raleigh, NC - Two prominent pro-business voting record analyses have rated Representative John Bell (R-Wayne) as one of the top state lawmakers supporting job creation in North Carolina.
(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein announced appointments to boards and commissions.
When I ran for office, I promised that I would fight for common-sense policies rooted in our core conservative principles. That means protecting our citizens and ensuring that we keep the good-paying jobs that sustain our communities. Right now, I'm concerned about how upcoming changes to Medicare Part D reimbursement will affect long-term care pharmacies in our state.
In addition to my role as State Senator for North Carolina’s 35th district in the State General Assembly, I am also a small business owner, helping run my family-owned business, Johnson Insurance Management. As both a State Senator and small business owner, I want to speak out in opposition to proposed federal legislation that claims to be in the interest of small business owners like me and many others across North Carolina but, in reality, only benefits big businesses.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced the formation of a groundbreaking bipartisan AI Task Force. In partnership with leading AI developers, including OpenAI and Microsoft, the task force will tackle the fast-evolving landscape of AI. Its mission will be to identify emerging issues related to AI and develop safeguards that AI developers should follow to protect the public as this transformative technology accelerates.
