NC Legislative Newsletter
April 28, 2023
Last week, lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly had a busy week debating and voting on a number of bills with the final, major bill filing deadline passing.
Next week, the Crossover deadline on Thursday, May 4, looms over both chambers.
Issue Insights
Governor Roy Cooper / North Carolina General Assembly
- The state legislature on May 4 hits “crossover,” a quasi-deadline for bills to pass at least one chamber of the General Assembly. Its approach quickens the pace of this legislative session (WRAL)
- The House and Senate have sent a bill to Gov. Roy Cooper that would reduce the amount of time a teen must drive under the supervision of a parent or guardian before gaining a provisional license (Raleigh News & Observer)
- Governor Roy Cooper has appointed R.E. “Chip” Hawley to serve as the Director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (Press Release)
News Roundup
- Whit Whitley, one of the longest serving mayors in the history of Albemarle, has died (The Stanly News & Press)
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board is finishing closed-door interviews with six superintendent candidates this week, with plans to narrow the field and do second interviews next week. The goal is to hire a new “visionary leader” by May 9 (WFAE)
- New president of High Point Market Authority prepares for first event under her leadership (WFDD)
- Two species found ‘nowhere else on the planet’ documented in western NC, museum says (Raleigh News & Observer)
- Traffic pattern changes at Raleigh’s Wade/Beltline interchange, as new bridges open (Raleigh News & Observer)
- SBA rolls out last resort for defaulted Covid EIDL Loans (Charlotte Business Journal)
- 36,000-acre fire in Croatan National Forest continues to burn (The Sun Journal)