Tag: Speaker Tim Moore

House and Senate pass $273 million hurricane relief bill

Senators and House members came together on Wednesday to pass a hurricane relief bill that represents a $273 million down payment on the state’s efforts to help Western North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene. The bulk of the money, $250 million, will become the state match for federal disaster assistance. Part of that is also […]

Written by on October 10, 2024

Dale Folwell responds to House Speaker Tim Moore

With just three months remaining in his term, State Treasurer Dale Folwell has let his feelings about House Speaker Tim Moore be known in the wake of Moore’s recent blast at his handling of the State Health Plan. This took two forms: A formal letter to Moore on Monday, and a chunk of Folwell’s monthly […]

Written by on October 3, 2024

The NC Chamber’s legislative scorecard

The N.C. Chamber on Thursday released its annual legislative scorecard, which rates General Assembly members on their votes in support or opposition of bills the group deems important to North Carolina’s business community. It probably doesn’t come as news to anyone by now that this mostly rewards Republicans and penalizes Democrats. For example, Senate leader […]

Written by on September 27, 2024