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A $24 billion compromise state budget proposal that provides pay raises supported by the State Employees Association of North Carolina and injects billions of dollars into school construction passed the first of two votes in the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. House Bill 966 2019 Appropriations Act also provides pay raises for teachers, correctional officers, …
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https://youtu.be/WJPJ4zgInvA Representative Hall and other members of the NC Legislature debated H370 for forty-five minutes in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 19th. As expected, the bill passed the committee and was referred back to the Senate Rules Committee.
Raleigh, N.C. – Rep. Destin Hall, primary sponsor of legislation requiring North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and honor detainers for illegal immigrants in county jails said on Wednesday that law enforcement and state legislators have a duty to protect their constituents. . The state Senate Judiciary Committee approved House …
Last week, House Bill 370 went before the Senate Judiciary committee for initial review. It will likely be heard again by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. In the news today, Governor Mike Desantis signed S168 into law in Florida. S168 creates a new chapter of Florida Statutes entitled “Federal Immigration Enforcement.” The bill is …
A revised proposal considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday would require arrestees with an ICE detainer to appear before a magistrate judge and drew the support of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnFniamg9Fk
Today, the NC Sheriffs' Association announced that they would endorse Representative Hall's bill H370 (Require Cooperation with ICE Detainers) Representative Hall commented publicly on Twitter regarding the matter. I’m pleased that the NC Sheriffs’ Assoc. is supporting the updated version of H370, which would require Sheriffs to cooperate with ICE and would require compliance with …
Raleigh, N.C. – A final vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act failed on Wednesday as state House Democrats successfully prevented a duty of care for all living, breathing North Carolinians born alive in the state. After a federal judge struck down North Carolina’s limitations on late-term abortions …
