Serving Ashe and Watauga Counties
Raleigh, NC— Today the North Carolina House of Representatives has passed HB 264, the Emergency Powers Accountability Act. House Bill 264 would create a definition of "concurrence of the Council of State" under the North Carolina Emergency Management Act, which would clarify how the Governor is to seek such a concurrence when exercising certain authorities …
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Raleigh, NC – On Friday, October 15, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 761, Police Vehicle and Equipment Protection Act, into law. The legislation increases the penalties for breaking and entering law enforcement vehicles and for the theft of law enforcement equipment. Both offenses will now become felonies. According to House Republican lawmakers, the …
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Representative Ray Pickett 