A special Congressional primary was held June 7th due to federal court action declaring two of North Carolina's congressional districts to be illegally gerrymandered. The ruling came too late to have state lawmakers re-draw...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the Regular Session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed weekly during session to keep you up to date on the latest legislative...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the Regular Session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed weekly during session to keep you up to date on the latest legislative...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the Regular Session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed weekly during session to keep you up to date on the latest legislative...more
5/16/2016
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Controlled Substances ,
Criminal Records ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hospitals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Legislative Committees ,
Medicaid ,
Opioid ,
Pending Legislation ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
State Budgets
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the Regular Session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed weekly during session to keep you up to date on the latest legislative...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the Regular Session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed weekly during session to keep you up to date on the latest legislative...more
Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed on a bi-weekly basis during the interim to keep you up to date on the...more
4/25/2016
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Economic Development ,
Environmental Review ,
Governor McCrory ,
Information Technology ,
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Legislative Committees ,
Local Taxes ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Legislatures ,
State Medicaid Programs
Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed on a bi-weekly basis during the interim to keep you up to date on the...more
Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed on a bi-weekly basis during the interim to keep you up to date on the...more
An animated Presidential race prompted strong voter turnout at the polls in North Carolina. 35 percent of voters voted in primaries this season, up from 2012 but falling short of 37 percent seen in the 2008 primary elections....more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative long session on January 14 and adjourned September 30. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative long session on January 14 and adjourned September 30. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative long session on January 14 and adjourned September 30. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative long session on January 14 and adjourned September 30. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on...more
The Public Affairs team has issued a 2016 NC Legislative Campaign Filing Update.
2016 NC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN FILING UPDATE -
The filing deadline for 2016 election campaigns was Monday, December 21, 2015. Following...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative long session on January 14 and adjourned September 30. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on...more
Election Analysis -
Consistent with past local elections, less than 15 percent of registered voters turned out to the Charlotte general election yesterday. Democrats again dominated the polls, holding the mayoral office...more
One of the first major bills to pass either chamber of the General Assembly this year was H 117, NC Competes Act. The bill included substantial changes to several economic development programs, including some to the Jobs...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative long session on January 14 and adjourned September 30. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on...more
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 30, the 2015 Regular Session of the North Carolina General Assembly came to a close. One of the more controversial provisions enacted this session took up a mere six lines...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative long session on January 14 and adjourned September 30. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh for the short session April 25, 2016. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative session on January 14. Lawmakers returned to Raleigh on January 28 to begin the session in earnest. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be...more
9/29/2015
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Farm Bill ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Historical Rehabilitation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Native American Issues ,
Occupancy Tax ,
Property Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
Tobacco ,
Tribal Lands
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative session on January 14. Lawmakers returned to Raleigh on January 28 to begin the session in earnest. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be...more
9/22/2015
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Board of Education ,
Boy Scouts ,
Certificate of Need ,
Community Colleges ,
Condemnation ,
Educational Institutions ,
Eminent Domain ,
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General Fund ,
Healthcare ,
Independent Contractors ,
Insurance Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Insurance ,
Misclassification ,
National Guard ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Tuition
Only eight percent of registered voters turned out to the Charlotte primary election yesterday to vote in local elections. With deep Democratic fields for mayor and at-large seats on the city council, Charlotte saw some close...more
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative session on January 14. Lawmakers returned to Raleigh on January 28 to begin the session in earnest. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be...more