This week, North Carolina Legislators continued to consider bills related to COVID-19 and Gov. Roy Cooper nominated a number of Cabinet Secretaries.
Opening of K-12 Schools -
A bill (S 37) that could lead to in-person...more
North Carolina Legislators continued to consider bills related to COVID and introduced a number of new bills this week.
2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications (S 36) -
Gov. Roy Cooper signed S 36 into law this week. The...more
Work at the General Assembly this week focused on COVID relief and school reopening.
2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications (S 36) -
Legislators this week passed a bill (S 36) to address various COVID issues. Consistent...more
2/8/2021
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This week, Governor Roy Cooper extended four Executive Orders issued previously to address the COVID crisis.
The Orders extended this week are the following:
- EO 189, Modified “Stay at Home,” was extended through...more
1/28/2021
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Government officials in both Raleigh and Washington have started work in 2021. In Raleigh, the Council of State, which includes Gov. Roy Cooper, has taken office, and the North Carolina General Assembly has started its...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper issued a “Modified Stay at Home” order. His new Executive Order 181(link is external), among other things, requires people to stay at home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. It also requires...more
12/9/2020
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This week, Governor Roy Cooper tightened mask requirements and enforcement and again extended North Carolina’s Phase 3.0 COVID-19 restrictions. His new Executive Order 180 is effective on Nov. 25, 2020 at 5 p.m. and extends...more
11/24/2020
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This week, Governor Roy Cooper extended and modified North Carolina’s Phase 3.0 COVID-19 restrictions effective through 5 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2020. His new Executive Order 176 extends and modifies the Phase 3 restrictions that...more
11/11/2020
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This week, Governor Roy Cooper extended North Carolina’s Phase 3.0 COVID-19 restrictions through 5 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2020. His new Executive Order 170(link is external) extends the Phase 3 restrictions that were first detailed...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 169(link is external) moving North Carolina to Phase 3.0 COVID-19 restrictions. The new Order is effective Oct. 2, 2020 at 5 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Oct. 23,...more
This week, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 163(link is external) moving North Carolina to a “Safer at Home” Phase 2.5. The new Order is effective Sept. 4, 2020 at 5 p.m. through 5 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2020...more
9/2/2020
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On Aug. 5, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 155(link is external), which further extends North Carolina’s “Safer At Home” Phase 2 through 5 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2020.
The new Executive Order extends and continues...more
This week, Gov. Roy Cooper outlined a plan for K-12 school openings and extended the “Safer at Home” Phase 2 of the state’s plan to respond to the COVID-19 virus.
Under the Plan B outlined by the Governor, schools are...more
Governor Roy Cooper this week issued Executive Order 147. The Order extends until 5:00 p.m. on July 17 the “Safer at Home” Phase 2 of the State’s plan to respond to the COVID-19 virus. Cooper cited a number of metrics,...more
Governor Roy Cooper took additional executive action this week related to North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 virus. The move transitions North Carolina into the second phase of a plan to gradually ease statewide...more
Gov. Roy Cooper took executive action this week related to North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 virus. The move transitions North Carolina into the first phase of a plan to gradually ease statewide restrictions that are...more
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper took additional executive action this week related to the COVID-19 virus and its impact on the state.
On Thursday, April 23, he issued Executive Order 135, which extends until May 8 the...more
On March 27, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 121, a statewide "Stay at Home" order, which is intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our state.
The Order goes into effect at 5 p.m. on...more
After holding a one-day session in Raleigh on Jan. 14, North Carolina Legislators have left town and will return on April 28.
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An impasse over the budget bill (H966) was not resolved this week as the...more
As 2020 begins, activity in Raleigh resumes at a fast pace. Candidate filing for 2020 elections ended in December and Legislators return to Raleigh on Jan. 14.
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This will be a very active election year....more
1/7/2020
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Legislators left Raleigh this past Friday after passing bills drawing new congressional district lines and some additional appropriations bills. They plan to return on Jan. 14 for a session that may consider a variety of...more
11/21/2019
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After considering additional “mini-budget” and tax bills, Legislators have left Raleigh and will return on Nov. 13 for a session likely focused on congressional redistricting. After concluding that session, they will return...more
Legislators this week continued to act on some “mini-budget” bills. Some legislative leaders have indicated that they plan to leave Raleigh at the end of October, at least until later in the year—and thus, are focused on a...more
The impasse between Governor Roy Cooper and the General Assembly over the 2019 budget bill (H966) continued this week, as Legislators considered some additional “mini-budget” bills. The House overrode Governor Cooper’s veto...more
10/14/2019
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his week at the General Assembly, Legislators began to draw new Legislative district maps and took action on budget bills.
Legislative Redistricting -
Following a recent order by a panel of three State court judges,...more