Agriculture
Freedom to drink raw milk? Only if the state approves
A raw milk ban seems to have been averted in North Carolina, but consumer access is still under fire. On Tuesday, May 6, North Carolina lawmakers backed away from a…
Brent Jackson
Agriculture
CJ Reports: Indiana injunction could affect hemp legalization in North Carolina
This week, Carolina Journal’s Kari Travis reported on a new development in the laws surrounding hemp. Travis writes: You can’t criminalize smokable hemp, a federal judge has told Indiana lawmakers.…
Agriculture
CJ Reports: Smokable hemp rules likely to be settled in court, Dixon says
This week, Carolina Journal’s Kari Travis reported on the latest version of North Carolina Farm Act of 2019. Travis writes: A new version of Senate Bill 315, North Carolina Farm Act…
Agriculture
CJ Reports: Arguments over smokable hemp cloud debate over farm legislation
Kari Travis wrote an article this week in Carolina Journal on the current debate over smokable hemp in the General Assembly. According to Travis: A House committee on July 17…
Liberty
Press Release from NC Senate
Here is a press release that was sent out this morning from the NC Senate President Pro Tempore’s office: Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) on Tuesday announced…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the trail, September 2, 2015
• U.S. House Deputy Majority Whip Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, is chairman of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign in North Carolina. Joining McHenry on the Bush team…
Liberty
N.C. Values Coalition Releases Legislative Score Card
The N.C. Values Coalition issued the following news release on Thursday. ——————————————————- Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Values Coalition released today their 2014 Pro-Family Scorecard. The Scorecard scores members…
Energy
Thanks, high-rate cronies! (Bok, bok!)
Big Energy (the “morally correct” Big Energy, that is, the one that is allowed to raise rates on the poor captured ratepayers and engage in the worst of cronyism without…
Liberty
Wade’s (alleged) landfill bill
Inside Scoop reports they were tipped that Sen. Trudy Wade was ‘leading the charge’ on state legislation that would “affect — and potentially reopen” Gboro’s White Street landfill. Wade denies,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Senate voting recap: Proposed sales tax increase
For Tax Increase Against Tax Increase Austin M. Allran Bob Atwater Doug Berger Phil Berger Stan Bingham Harris Blake Dan Blue Andrew C. Brock Harry Brown Peter S. Brunstetter Chris…
Liberty
Senate agriculture, environment chairs named
From Sen. Phil Berger’s office: Rouzer, East to Chair Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Raleigh, N.C. ? Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced today that upon convening…
Liberty
Election 2010: N.C. Senate and House races
11:35 p.m. Final update. It appears that Republicans will have a 31-19 advantage in the state Senate and a net gain of at least 14 seats in the House, putting…