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Medicaid Expansion Heads To Cooper For Final Sign-Off
By Alex Baltzegar Carolina Journal On Thursday, the North Carolina House gave final passage to H.B. 76, a bill to expand Medicaid, by a vote of 87-24. On Wednesday, the day…
Bill Requiring US Constitution Class For NC College Students Passes House
By Alex Baltzegar Carolina Journal Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill requiring students at state universities to take a three-credit hour course on the U.S. Constitution and other…
Rep. Nickel Announces Membership Into The Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) has announced his membership into the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus for the 118th Congress. The Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan working group…
Ban On COVID Vaccine Mandates for Government Employees, Students Passes House Committee
By David Bass Carolina Journal State and local governments in North Carolina would be barred from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for employees or students under a bill passed March 21…
Governor Tours Child Care Center In Goldsboro, Highlights Investments In NC Military Families
WAYNE COUNTY – On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley and NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Lt…
Lawyers For Legislature, Executive Branch Take Opposing Views In Latest Moore v. Harper Filings
By Carolina Journal Staff The N.C. Justice Department argues that the U.S. Supreme Court should dismiss the Moore v. Harper redistricting case. But lawyers representing state legislative leaders urge the…
New Bill Aims To Help North Carolina Workers Afford Housing
By Alex Baltzegar Carolina Journal On Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate introduced a creative solution to address critical workforce housing shortages for North Carolinians. Specifically designed to create affordable housing for teachers,…
Cooper Allows Anti-Rioting And Hotel Safety Bills To Become Law
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has allowed two bills, H.B. 40, Anti-Rioting, and S.B. 53, Hotel Safety, to become law without his signature. The Prevent Rioting and Civil…
New Leandro Funding Order Could Be Three Weeks Away
By Carolina Journal Staff The judge overseeing North Carolina’s long-running Leandro education funding lawsuit signaled Friday that he might issue a new spending order in the case within three weeks.…
Voluntary Recall Of Certain Gerber Good Start SoothePro Powdered Infant Formula
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is cautioning families about certain infant formula that has been recalled by Perrigo for potentially containing a bacteria that…
NC Pension Plan Has “Small Exposures” In Collapse Of CA Banks
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal North Carolina’s state pension system was among the victims of the recent collapse of two large Silicon Valley, California banks, with the loss of millions in…
Senate Passes Medicaid Expansion. Here’s What Happens Next
By Alex Baltzegar Carolina Journal Last week, the Senate passed House Bill 76 (H.B. 76), legislation that will expand Medicaid by a vote of 43-2. The bill now heads to the state…
