Legislative Updates

One good thing about a short week in Raleigh is the chance to meet with people back home in the district.  Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly ended in time to get back Thursday to the district.  We had a comprehensive health bill on the House floor in Monday night’s session, we had…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was a longer week than most summer sessions with voting sessions in the House on four days, as well as several committee meetings.  We were able to get final House action on bills on small business health insurance, rural hospital financial assistance, and standards of student conduct. …

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was a short week in Raleigh, but many activities were going on back in our districts.  Brunswick County had a particularly large honor for our law enforcement community, we had a veto of an education bill by the Governor, and voted on a controversial child sex abuse…

  Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was short, but we were able to pass some bills that had been lingering in both the House and Senate for a while. In the House they dealt mainly with education, school safety, and public safety.  In southeastern North Carolina we also had a special visitor…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was short, but as intense as the heat outside in Raleigh. There was controversy over public schools, over sports betting, and over appointments to various boards and commissions.  We also continued debating in committees about healthcare, school safety, and insurance for public schools.  The Governor’s veto of the…

Top Line Points Gov. Roy Cooper and Democrats are holding the entire state budget hostage over their demands for Medicaid expansion. Their political games are hurting students, teachers, schools and colleges who desperately need these vital resources in the budget. From billions in school construction and education funding to millions in teacher raises and classroom…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly started quickly on Monday with a night voting session and saw us handle a full calendar all week. After a week off for July 4 th celebrations, we had a lot to do. The Budget bill, House Bill 966, was back on the calendar for a possible…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was highlighted by the presentation of the state’s 2019 – 2021 budget, the votes to pass it, and some local bills of interest.  The rhetoric was about as hot as the 90 degrees outside, but was not unusual compared with past budget debates. House Bill 966, the…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly saw budget negotiations go into the third week, a controversial fish bill in the House, and a local project in Oak Island getting sudden attention.  As we were hoping to vote the final budget out of the House and Senate last week, we still had some issues…

The past two weeks have produced less news than usual from the legislature.  However, that all changed last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The House Speaker made a surprise announcement on Wednesday.  Also, the Senate has been working very hard on the state budget which the House sent them early in May, and they passed it…