NC Legislative Newsletter
June 2, 2023
Last week saw the introduction and passage of significant legislation while House and Senate budget writers continued their negotiations to finalize a 2023-24 State Budget.
This week, lawmakers will continue debating and passing legislation as the budget continues to be finalized.
Issue Insights
Governor Roy Cooper / North Carolina General Assembly
- Governor Roy Cooper Signs Two Bills into Law (Press Release)
- Senate Joint Resolution 746 has passed, confirming Governor Roy Cooper’s reappointment of Charlotte A. Mitchell to the Utilities Commission (North Carolina General Assembly)
- Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Joel Oakley to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 18, serving Guilford County. He will fill the vacancy created by the Honorable Tonia Cutchin’s appointment to the Superior Court (Press Release)
- On Friday, May 26, Governor Roy Cooper signed a state disaster declaration for the Town of Elkin in Surry County that suffered damages from straight-line winds and a tornado on April 28 (Press Release)
North Carolina Judicial Branch
- New Filing Code for Criminal Filings in File & Serve Effective June 1, 2023 (NC Courts)
- Former N.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge John C. Martin Honored During Portrait Presentation (NC Courts)
News Roundup
- Senate Approves Deal Raising Debt Ceiling, Averting U.S. Default (The Wall Street Journal)
- President Biden Plans to Name Mandy Cohen as CDC Director (The Wall Street Journal)
- USS North Carolina holds 59th annual Memorial Day Observance (WWAY)
- Fort Bragg officially renamed Fort Liberty during ceremony at military installation (WNCN)
- Charlotte named the 7th-busiest airport in the world (WFAE)
- Bald Head Island Transportation unveils new ferry ticketing system (Port City Daily)
- State education officials are working on plans to redesign the state’s system for grading schools (WUNC)
- The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is offering more services online and expanding hours in some locations to shorten wait times (WFDD)
- SBA opens doors to new lenders in flagship loan programs (Charlotte Business Journal)