This week, members of the North Carolina General Assembly ramped up their interim committee meeting schedule, holding hearings of the House Select Committee on Education Reform, the Joint Legislative Commission on...more
The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week, but only for an administrative session, with no significant business conducted in either chamber. Outside of the legislative complex, a panel of judges issued...more
The North Carolina General Assembly remains adjourned until at least Wednesday, November 19 at noon when lawmakers may reconvene to take up any remaining conference reports, gubernatorial vetoes, or other items specified in...more
Economic Development -
YES WEEKLY: Mayor Joines and Rep. Donny Lambeth Announce $35 Million State Appropriation to Support Economic Development in Winston-Salem -
Mayor Allen Joines and Rep. Donny Lambeth announced...more
Last week, North Carolina lawmakers formally adopted a state budget for the current fiscal biennium. The budget, HB 259: 2023 Appropriations Act, includes an average 7% raise for state employees and educators over the next...more
Following two weeks of uncertainty on what would happen with the state budget and the remainder of session, legislative leadership reached a compromise and adopted a budget for the upcoming fiscal biennium. The $60 billion...more
The North Carolina legislature's brief one-day session this week brought disappointment as expectations of votes on a final state budget proposal failed to materialize. During a House session last week, House Speaker Tim...more
The final version of the state budget is on its way and could be enacted as soon as next week, according to House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland). Following a brief House session Tuesday, Speaker Moore told members that...more
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week after a six-week hiatus during which budget negotiations and out-of-town conferences occupied legislators' time. Both chambers only held votes on Wednesday, but both House...more
The General Assembly is gradually approaching the conclusion of its legislative session. However, this week, House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) informed his chamber that the legislative session would not conclude before...more
It has been a busy week at the North Carolina General Assembly, as both chambers passed dozens of bills, addressing a range of issues, including healthcare and public school funding. Many committee meetings ran for an hour or...more
The North Carolina General Assembly was in for a busy week this week ahead of a planned legislative Spring break next week. Representative Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenburg) made headlines when she switched her party affiliation...more
Economic Development -
BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA: Kelly King-led effort seeks $50M in state funding to launch innovation effort -
North Carolina lawmakers and Gov. Roy Cooper have proposed that the state give $50 million...more
Medicaid Expansion Although states began expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act over a decade ago, this week, North Carolina became the 40th state to do so. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper signed HB 76: Access to...more
In North Carolina, Spring is just a few weeks away, but budget season is already here. On Wednesday, Democratic Governor Roy Cooper released his proposed state budget for the 2023-25 biennium, proposing to spend $32.95...more
Budget season has officially begun at the North Carolina General Assembly as each of the joint appropriations subcommittees, which include members of both House and Senate chambers, met to hear from agency officials and...more
Although the North Carolina General Assembly formally gaveled in to begin the 2023 legislative session two weeks ago, lawmakers reconvened this week to officially begin work for the long session. Members started filing bills,...more
The General Assembly does not return to session until next Wednesday, making it a mostly quiet week in the legislature. But attention has turned to Washington D.C. for the first week of official business in Congress. Former...more