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Legislature Agrees to Adjustments for Current State Budget

Posted on May 29, 2018 by admin in Agriculture, Budget, Civil Service, Economic Development, Education, Health, Justice, Public Employees, Public Safety, Taxes, Transportation

North Carolina House and Senate leaders announced their agreement last night on adjustments to the current two-year state budget. As a result of Republicans’ pro-growth economic policies, North Carolina has its fourth consecutive revenue surplus this year, enabling lawmakers to make targeted adjustments to the biennial budget passed last year in order to address critical […]

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Reforming the Foster Care System

Posted on July 31, 2017 by admin in Children, Government Reform, Health, Public Employees, Public Safety

Bipartisan legislation overwhelmingly passed the General Assembly last month that takes steps to fix the ongoing challenges in North Carolina’s child welfare system. It was signed into law on June 21. “Rylan’s Law” (House Bill 630) was named after Rylan Ott, a Moore County toddler who drowned in a pond after he was put back […]

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Reviewing North Carolina’s FY2017-19 Budget

Posted on July 12, 2017 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Economy, Education, Environment, Government Reform, Health, Justice, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Pension Reform, Public Assistance, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Technology, Transparency, Transportation, UNC, Veterans

Planning your summer vacation and looking for some light beach reading? Joseph Coletti over at the John Locke Foundation has you covered with a comprehensive analysis of this year’s state budget: A New State Budget Based On Time-Tested Principles In his 1985 address to the North Carolina Foundation for Research and Economic Education (NC FREE), […]

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Honoring Our First Responders

Posted on June 26, 2017 by admin in Celebration, Dan Forest, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Municipal Government, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tribute

“With the passage of Senate Bill 257, our state will designate September 11th as First Responders Day, to honor those brave men and women who suit up each day to protect and serve our communities throughout North Carolina. I want to thank the leadership of the General Assembly, and in particular Senator Norm Sanderson, for […]

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Throwback Thursday: A Little History

Posted on December 29, 2016 by admin in Civics, Cooper, Economy, Education, Elections, Ethics, Government Reform, History, Human Resources, McCrory, Pearl Clutching, Politics, Public Employees, Throwback Thursdays

A few weeks ago, when the General Assembly called itself back into a special session following the passage of The Disaster Recovery Act of 2016, the legislature took up some important bipartisan reforms to North Carolina’s ethics, elections, and court systems. At the same time, another piece of bipartisan legislation, House Bill 17, was also passed […]

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Details of the Budget Compromise

Posted on June 28, 2016 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Economic Development, Education, Election Reform, Energy, Environment, Government Reform, Healthcare, Justice, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Municipal Government, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation, Water

Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) held a joint press conference yesterday to announce details of the $22.34 billion budget agreement reached between Senate and House conferees this past weekend. The compromise budget includes a responsible 2.8 percent spending increase and achieves both chambers’ shared goals with Governor Pat McCrory of […]

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House Passes Budget With Extraordinary Bipartisan Support

Posted on May 20, 2016 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Economic Development, Education, Election Reform, Energy, Environment, Government Reform, Healthcare, Justice, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Municipal Government, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation, Water

Yesterday, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed its version of the state’s budget for the second year of this session’s biennium. The spending plan cleared the chamber by an overwhelming margin, with a bipartisan vote of 103-12. Representative Arp voted with all of his House Republican colleagues for the Budget, joining with 30 other House Democrats who also supported the […]

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Governor McCrory Reflects on 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Animal Welfare, Budget, Celebration, Children, Civil Service, Coal Ash, Courts, Crime, Disabilities, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Education Reform, Emergency Management, Employment, Energy, Environment, Farming, Federal Government, Government Reform, Health, Healthcare, History, Immigration, Jobs, McCrory, Medicaid, Military, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Regulatory Reform, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transportation, Unemployment, Unemployment Reform, Utilities, Veterans, Water

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House Passes Biennium Budget

Posted on September 18, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Economic Development, Education, Election Reform, Energy, Environment, Government Reform, Healthcare, Justice, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Municipal Government, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation, Water

Tonight, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bipartisan State Budget by a vote of 80-35. Representative Arp voted with all of his Republican colleagues and nine moderate Democrats in support of the plan. The budget, which covers funding for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 and Fiscal Year 2016-2017, invests more in government functions — including public education […]

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Highlights of the Proposed Budget

Posted on September 15, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Economic Development, Education, Election Reform, Energy, Environment, Government Reform, Healthcare, Justice, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Municipal Government, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation, Water

House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Leader Phil Berger led a joint press conference yesterday afternoon to announce details of the $21.735 billion budget agreement reached by members of the House and Senate this past weekend. The compromise plan includes a responsible 3.1 percent spending increase, invests hundreds of millions of additional dollars in public education and other […]

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