NC Legislative Newsletter

The week of March 6-10, Governor Roy Cooper delivered the State of the State Address on Monday, March 6, to a joint session of the North Carolina General Assembly. The Republican response was given by Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson. Lawmakers continued with committee hearings, floor votes, and bill filings this week.

In the upcoming week, lawmakers have a full schedule of committee hearings as legislation continues to be filed, heard, and debated.

Issue Insights

Governor Roy Cooper / North Carolina General Assembly

• The prepared remarks of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper for the State of the State address on Monday night, as provided by the Governor’s Office (AP News)
• Lt. Gov. Robinson delivers response to State of the State address (Iredell Free News)
• Governor Cooper Signs One Bill into Law (Press Release)
• Details of NC Republicans’ Medicaid expansion deal are out (Raleigh News & Observer)
• North Carolina General Assembly Leaders Reach Agreement on Overall Budget Spend (Press Release)
• Senate Joint Resolution 220 was filed confirming Philip A. Baddour, III to the North Carolina Industrial Commission (North Carolina General Assembly)
• Senate Joint Resolution 221 was filed confirming Theresa B. Stephenson to the Board of Review (North Carolina General Assembly)
• House Joint Resolution 175, confirming Governor Roy Cooper’s appointment of Edwin G. Wilson, Jr. as a Special Superior Court Judge, has started the Senate legislative process (North Carolina General Assembly)

News Roundup

• Steve Benjamin, an attorney with the Charleston Group in Fayetteville, received a White House appointment from President Joe Biden and will serve as senior adviser and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (The Fayetteville Observer)
• Khari Garvin, the former president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Greensboro, has joined the Biden Administration to oversee the Office of Head Start in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Greensboro News & Record)
• North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley Appointed General Counsel for the Republican National Committee (Press Release)