For those wondering why Tim Moore would give up so much power, there have been rumors for years that he has his eyes on running for U.S. Congress.

North Carolina Republicans are working in lock-step with Donald Trump’s election deniers to silence voters in our state.

“I have been fighting for the people of North Carolina as their attorney general, taking on big battles for them and winning — whether it’s opioids, or e-cigarettes or sexual assault kits or child safety, or clean drinking water,” AG Josh Stein told Axios.

Cooper’s 2023-2025 budget is titled, “First in Opportunity,” which builds on the state’s success and “once-in-a-generation” opportunity by investing in families, businesses, and communities across North Carolina.

HB2 is still considered a “lingering socioeconomic shadow over North Carolina” and SB 631 “puts us on the path where we risk our No. 1 ranking as the state best to do business in,” said Sen. Jay Chaudhuri (D-Wake).

The Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act, would prohibit medical debt collectors from foreclosing on property or garnishing wages. It also caps the interest on medical debt.

Out of 140,000 middle and high school athletes in NC, there are approximately 15 transgender students who have been cleared to play on a team that matches their gender identity – that means that 0.01% of these student-athletes are transgender.

“Here we go again, waging culture wars on the backs of children,” stated Sen. Natalie Murdock (D-Durham) during the floor debate in the Senate.

The NRA Political Victory Fund spent more than $82,000 on mailers and other efforts to get Mark Robinson elected in 2020, according to state campaign finance records.

“North Carolinians could be arrested and prosecuted under the act even if their own actions were entirely peaceful,” ACLU-NC’s lawsuit states.

According to PPP, 59% of District 112 voters agree with the statement that “Cotham’s decision to switch parties is a betrayal to voters.”

In 2020, more than 11,000 valid ballots came in during the post-Election Day grace period. Under HB 304, none of those votes would have counted.

North Carolina Republicans have filed six bills restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth and banning sports participation.

Rep. Tricia Cotham ran on a platform of protecting abortion rights, gun reform, health care as a right and supporting LGBTQ+ rights. She has thrown all that out by switching to the NCGOP.

House Reps. Tricia Cotham, Cecil Brockman and Michael Wray could have prevented the repeal of our state’s pistol permit law. Instead, they chose to skip work and miss the vote.

Extremist groups are growing rapidly in North Carolina and throughout the country. According to a federal report released earlier in March, hate crimes hit a record high in 2021, increasing more than 33% over 2020.

Senate Bill 41, also known as “Guarantee 2nd Amend. Freedom and Protections,” passed the House by a 70-44 vote and was sent to Gov. Roy Cooper. The governor vetoed SB 41 shortly after it arrived on his desk.

Cooper’s budget addresses what should be bipartisan priorities – funding for schools that will provide students with a good education and teachers with higher pay, infrastructure, healthcare, plans for attracting new businesses, and so on.

Angry that the town council denied his development plans, Rep. Zenger threatened to sue Lewisville for $8M, more than the town could afford. He walked away with $2M after a settlement.

One of our state’s most important races is being called the “most important” in the country in the 2024 election. The race? The likely gubernatorial matchup between AG Josh Stein and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.

Moore, who is now in his 11th term in the General Assembly and was named speaker for an unprecedented fifth term, is seemingly only OK with limiting others’ powers and not his own.

Over the past month, high school students from across the state have been using their voices and their experiences to demand change. 

The Freedom to Vote Act aims to protect free and fair elections in North Carolina through a series of measures such as reducing voter intimidation and ending gerrymandering.

“[T]these bills set a precedent requiring that we prioritize voluntary immigration enforcement at the expense of local law enforcement priorities,” sheriffs from Wake, Durham, Mecklenburg, Orange, Buncombe, and Wilson counties wrote.

Forcing local sheriffs to do the federal government’s job also puts an undue burden – administrative and financial – on the departments. Laws such as HB 10 can lead to serious, expensive litigation.

House Bill 114 filed by Democrats would limit how many houses large corporations can rent out in some of the state’s fastest-growing counties. Republicans have already dismissed the idea.

Republicans in the legislature last week passed several bills that would loosen gun restrictions and they did so during the same week that at least six guns were found at schools in central North Carolina.

Gender-affirming care is life-saving and all state employees deserve proper health care and to be accepted in their workplace. Dale Folwell disagrees.

The Republican-controlled high court is considering a decision that will determine whether North Carolinians on probation will keep their right to vote or if they are going to be disenfranchised again.

Since losing his veto-proof supermajority in 2018, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore has gone to great lengths to hold on to power to advance his agenda.

The Fair Maps Act, would amend the state Constitution by removing the redistricting power from legislators and instead giving it to an independent commission made up of regular North Carolinians.

This election also brought forth historical wins, as based on General Assembly library records that go back to 1921, Democrats put more women than men in the legislature.

An anonymous email sent to the media highlighted a General Assembly staffer’s past racist views and “pro-white” internet posts and resulted in the resignation of one of Speaker Tim Moore’s employees.

Attorney General Josh Stein’s campaign announcement video took direct aim at Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his history of disgusting and offensive views.

Tim Moore is making a workplace that is inhospitable to working parents, those with health problems, caregivers, and others by dismantling important rules and disregarding precedent.

It’s not entirely clear yet what legislation Republican leaders will try to advance first, but it’s well-known which issues will be fought over at some point in this year’s session.

Here at NC Voices, we’re thinking about resolutions – ones that our politicians in North Carolina should address in this new year.

Come take a trip down memory lane with us and see what readers were most interested in reading in 2022.

Most Americans know nothing of the Wilmington coup and racial massacre, and even students in Wilmington today are not often taught their own city’s painful history.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson spews so much hate, constantly, that it can be hard to keep track of just how many times he’s embarrassed the state. 

North Carolina’s two Republican senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, both voted to support the bill and protect both same-sex and interracial marriages.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has become widely known for his anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, his anti-Semitic remarks, and his claims that the United States is a “Christian nation.”

In North Carolina, more than 1,700 firearm-related deaths happened in 2020, with 116 North Carolina children dying of a firearm-related injury in 2021, according to NCDHHS.

A North Carolina superior court ruling earlier this year restored the right to vote to more than 50,000 North Carolinians on parole and probation. 

Wednesday is the day that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a North Carolina case that could be the beginning of the end of democracy in our country.

Diamond Staton-Williams, who is currently serving on the Harrisburg Town Council, ran for Cabarrus County’s District 73 in the NC House and defeated her Republican opponent Brian Echevarria.

Data from Tufts University showed that young, diverse voters between the ages of 18 and 29 had the second-highest youth voter turnout in nearly 30 years.

North Carolina Republicans have fallen short of their goal of regaining a supermajority in the General Assembly. Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power will be protected for the remainder of his second term.

Dozens of influential groups and political figures have submitted friend-of-the-court briefs regarding the Moore v. Harper Supreme Court case that originated in North Carolina.

This year in the United States, more than 90 candidates who identify as LGBTQ ran for Congress, more than ever in history and a 16% increase from the 2020 election.

The state constitution requires that all candidates for the General Assembly establish residency one year prior to the election. E.C. Sykes does not live in the district he’s running in.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has repeatedly claimed the U.S. is a Christian nation and has used his beliefs to make transphobic comments.

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, states across the nation have instituted extreme abortion bans and North Carolina has remained a safe haven for many in need of reproductive care across the southeast.

According to WRAL, Democrats say that Republican leaders have refused to discuss gun safety and won’t even listen to proposals for “common-sense” gun safety laws.

Many claims made by NC Election Integrity Team on the members-only section of their website have been fact-checked by the State Board of Elections and deemed partially or completely false. 

Currently, 14 Latinos hold political office in the state – with none at the congressional level.

A 118-page protest alleges in painstaking detail that E.C. Sykes has continued to reside in a home he rents in Raleigh rather than the address he is registered to vote at. 

If Democrats secure 21 seats in this year’s midterm elections, 12 seats will be held by women. 

QAnon followers seem to be very publicly attending Donald Trump rallies, including his September rally in Wilmington with Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd.

Mary Wills Bode told The News & Observer that investing in education, cutting taxes for working families, and ensuring access to reproductive healthcare would be among her top priorities as a state senator. 

Democrats currently hold a 4-3 majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court but Republicans could find themselves with a 5-2 advantage after November’s election – a chilling scenario for anyone concerned about their rights and freedoms.

Ted Budd and his father Richard were named defendants in a case that accused them of fraud and faced them with a possible $15 million judgment against them.

As Republicans across the U.S. roll out anti-abortion measures, including in North Carolina, voters will have a chance to defend their rights at the ballot box in