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Lt. Gov Mark Robinson Says ‘No’ To U.S. Senate Run
By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the firebrand conservative who skyrocketed onto the political scene several years ago, announced Monday that he would not run…
Utilities Commission Approves Partial Rate Hike, Coal Ash Settlement
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. Utilities Commission on Friday, April 16, issued an order approving a partial rate increase for Duke Energy Progress and…
Taxpayer Bill Of Rights Amendment Filed In N.C. Senate
By Donna KingCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina Senate on the traditional April 15 tax deadline day would make tax and spending limits…
Athletic Association On Defense As Legislature Takes Shots At Hearing
By Dallas WoodhouseCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has no written contract or agreement with the State of North Carolina or the Department…
NC Lawmakers Push State Tax Exemption For Expenses Paid With PPP Loans
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Lawmakers in the North Carolina House have fast-tracked a bill that would allow businesses that received Payroll Protection Program loans from…
Rouzer Co-sponsors Constitutional Amendment To Prevent Court Packing
Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) released the following statement upon the House introduction of Representative Mike Gallagher’s (WI-08) constitutional amendment that would prevent court packing by capping the size of the…
Former Governor McCrory Announces Run For U.S. Senate
By Dallas WoodhouseCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — In a video attacking the Biden-Harris administration for open borders and proposed tax increases, on Wednesday morning former N.C. Governor Pat McCrory…
Republicans Use Democrats’ Words Against Them As Voter ID Case Continues
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — During day two of a trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law, Senate Republicans highlighted supportive comments uttered…
NC House Files Firefighters Fighting Cancer Act Of 2021
RALEIGH – State House lawmakers Rep. Destin Hall (R-Caldwell), Rep. John Bell (R- Wayne), Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincoln), and Rep. Jon Hardister (R- Guilford) have filed HB 535 Firefighters Fighting…
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Seriously Considering Run For U.S. Senate
By Dallas WoodhouseCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, is thinking seriously about a run for U.S. Senate in 2022 and plans to announce his…
House Committee Set To Debate Bill Fully Reopening Bars, Restaurants
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A House Judiciary committee is scheduled Tuesday, April 13, to take up a bill that would fully reopen bars and restaurants, as long…
Republican Lawmakers Defend N.C. Voter ID Law In Court
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Three years after the N.C. electorate decided to add a voter identification requirement to the state constitution, Republican lawmakers are defending voter ID…
