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GOP Lawmakers Move To Bar ‘Sue-And-Settle’ Schemes After Settlement
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Republican senators have introduced a bill that would require lawmakers to sign off on any deal settling a lawsuit in which the legislature is a party. The move, Senate Bill 360, Prohibit Collusive Settlements…
Senators Push For More Transparency In Government Worker Personnel Records
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the public on government employee performance. Under Senate Bill 355, a description of the reasons for…
Bill Would Require That Absentee Ballots Be Turned In Sooner
By Johnny KampisCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — New legislation filed in the General Assembly would reduce the time voters have to turn in their absentee ballots, making the outcome of elections clearer in a shorter time. Senate Bill 326, the Election…
As Vaccinations Rise, Cooper Further Eases COVID-19 Restrictions
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is further easing restrictions on state residents and businesses that began one year ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cooper’s latest executive order takes effect 5 p.m. Friday, March 26, and…
General Assembly To Consider Bill To Protect Women’s Sports
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The General Assembly will soon consider a bill that seeks to protect women’s sports by preventing boys and men from being allowed to compete on female teams in middle school, high school and college.…
Let’s Head Off Labor Shortages
By John Hood RALEIGH — It may sound preposterous at the moment, with North Carolina’s unemployment rate still significantly above its pre-COVID rate, but I think our leaders should be talking about the state’s coming labor shortage. No, I don’t…
Freshman Rep Takes Up Decade-Long Push For Mountain College
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — On a road map, you’ll find Tri-County Community College in the far western corner of North Carolina. If you look at a topographic map, the college sits within a ring of mountains formed by…
Bill Would Give $1,000 Tax Credit For Each Homeschooled Child
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Interest in homeschooling has surged in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Republican lawmakers in the state Senate want to give these families tax relief to help meet expenses. Senate Bill 297…
Local Bills Seek To Allow Counties To Post Public Notices Online
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — More N.C. counties would be allowed to post public notices online instead of paying to run them in newspapers, under two local bills introduced in the House. House Bill 51 covers 13 counties along…
Suburban Voters Form Largest Bloc
By John Hood RALEIGH — If you think about regional differences in North Carolina politics, economics, or culture in terms of urban blue and rural red, you are missing a thick slice of the story: the suburbs. And, no, you…
