Tag: Speaker Destin Hall

Hall speaks up for rural N.C.

In his opening comments to the House, Hall said one of his priorities as speaker is finding ways to stem the hollowing-out of rural North Carolina. “We’ve got to figure out ways to incentivize people like me from rural North Carolina who left to go get an education, incentivize them to go back to rural […]

Written by on January 9, 2025

Session begins

The 2025 long session of the General Assembly is officially underway, following the swearing-in of House and Senate members on Wednesday and the approval of operational rules in both chambers. Senate leader Phil Berger said committee assignments in his chamber should be announced later this week. Over in the House, they’re due in the next […]

Written by on January 9, 2025