N.C. General Assembly

Statement From Dr. Terry Stoops on Judge Lee’s Leandro Ruling Judge David Lee’s Leandro ruling is not a moral crusade. It’s a money grab. Today, Judge Lee trampled the North Carolina constitution and embraced a brazen scheme to sidestep the elected members of the General Assembly and raid the public…

Landing in my inbox Monday afternoon, sent by Senate Leader Phil Berger’s office.   Statement on Gov. Cooper’s Veto of Bill to Repeal Pistol Purchase Permit Pistol permit created by Jim Crow Democrats to keep guns away from black people  UNC Law Review: “Black applicants [for pistol permits]…

Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson exchanged words during the Aug. 24, 2021, Senate committee debate over House Bill 324. The exchange came on the day that Robinson’s F.A.C.T.S. task force, which is looking at political and ideological indoctrination in North Carolina public schools, released…

In my email today is this video from House Speaker Tim Moore’s office.

Last week we provided a quick primer on the differences between the operating budget plans put forth by the N.C. House, the N.C. Senate, and Gov. Roy Cooper, courtesy of Locke Fiscal Policy Analyst Paige Terryberry. You can watch Paige discuss the topline differences by clicking below and by…

Sen. Leader Phil Berger’s office issued the following press release at midday Wednesday. INSANITY: Stacey Abrams, Dem Groups Attack Free Mobile ID Service As “Anti-Voter and Anti-Democratic” Proposed NC budget allocates $5 million for a van to drive to people’s homes to give…

Writing at realclearpolicy.com, Locke President Donald Bryson makes the critical point that sound fiscal decisions matter. He points to North Carolina as the model for other states in being able to weather the COVID-19 pandemic without cutting core services or raising taxes, as other states are doing. Ours really…

I received this news release from Sen. Leader Phil Berger’s office late Tuesday afternoon. Raleigh, N.C. — Today, nearly every Senate Democrat voted against giving lower-income families scholarships to attend the school that best fit their child’s educational needs, despite talk of “equity” and the fact some prominent opponents…