RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein signed a state budget modifications bill Tuesday, making additional changes to the 2026 Current Operations Appropriations Act and related legislation.
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Criminal law changes bill heads to conference committee
A broad criminal law package covering courts, law enforcement, victims’ rights and sentencing issues is headed to conference committee.
Broad election-law bill sent to Gov. Stein
A broad election-law bill affecting voter registration, precinct officials, party-primary eligibility and campaign finance reporting is on Gov. Josh Stein’s desk.
Stein vetoed bill on drug-free homeless service zones, public camping ban
Josh Stein vetoed House Bill 437, which addresses drug-free homeless service zones and public camping on government property.
Court changes bill sent to Gov. Stein after divided House vote
A broad court administration bill was sent to Gov. Josh Stein after passing the House 62-45.
NC lawmakers reconvene with veto, election and budget-related matters eligible
North Carolina lawmakers returned Monday under a July adjournment resolution that limits eligible matters to categories including budget-related bills, veto overrides, election laws, appointments and conference reports.
Sports betting legislation will probably make a comeback in 2022
A bill that would legalize mobile sports betting in North Carolina is likely to see significant consideration in the House during the abbreviated spring legislative session.
New Bern eye doctor reignites fight against CON law
A New Bern-based eye surgeon continues his campaign against North Carolina's certificate-of-need restrictions. A newly filed brief at the N.C. Court of Appeals aims to help keep that campaign alive.
OPINION: The Woodshed: Legislature to move primary election back to June 7
Legislative Republicans will vote this week to delay the 2022 primary elections until June 7. The move was first reported by Carolina Journal over the MLK holiday weekend.
Our sky was never falling
From July 2020 to July 2021, there was a net inflow of 637,729 Americans into these top-five destination states: Florida, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina. During the same period, there was a net outflow of 918,443 Americans from these top-five exporter states: California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Louisiana.
New N.C. budget expands school choice
Many North Carolinians breathed a sigh of relief last week when the GOP-led legislature and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper came to terms on a budget for the new biennium. School choice advocates were among them and have plenty to celebrate in the new spending plan.
Budget receives overwhelming bipartisan support
The proposed state budget today received overwhelming bipartisan support as it passed the North Carolina Senate by a vote of 40-8.
Polls should be scaring Democrats
If you were reading this column a year from today, just days before the 2022 midterm elections, I’d tell you that North Carolina Democrats were about to experience a catastrophe.