Anti-Folwell Legislation Passes the House

Anti-Folwell Legislation Passes the House

by | Apr 3, 2019 | The Feed

Continuing our theme of tracking this legislation, today in the North Carolina House both Republicans and Democrats joined together to pass HB184, the bill that creates a Study Committee for the State Healthcare Plan, or, more directly, takes away the power from State...
ICE bill hits rocks

ICE bill hits rocks

by | Apr 3, 2019 | The Feed

One of the biggest topics of conversation in Raleigh over the past week or two has been proposed legislation, HB370, requiring North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with ICE bills of detainer. Most notably, sheriffs in Mecklenburg and Wake won on platforms of...
ICE bill hits rocks

Introducing The Feed

by | Apr 3, 2019 | The Feed

Here at PoliticsNC, we’re adding a new feature to the website called The Feed. Often, events arise in the news that merit coverage and analysis from PoliticsNC, but don’t necessarily rise to the level of a full-length article. Also, given the quick pace of...
Anti-Folwell Legislation Passes the House

Folwell, House GOP face off

by | Mar 28, 2019 | Health Care, The Kovach Corner

A few weeks ago I wrote about the simmering battle between the uber-conservative State Treasurer Dale Folwell and his Republican compatriots in the legislature. One might assume that they would be lockstep in their goals, but then one would be incorrect. HB184 is...