AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoElections Overhaul: The NC Senate advanced two elections bills, including a measure that cuts early voting in primaries/runoffs/specials from 17 to 10 days and expands post-election audits and ballot-challenge rules, drawing sharp opposition from Democrats. Budget Power Shift: Lawmakers are already rewriting the recently signed 2026 budget, moving quickly on changes that would shift control over local-government oversight and adjust funding and staffing, plus add new policy items. Policing Transparency Reversed: North Carolina quietly ended decades of statewide tracking of racial disparities in policing as the new budget repealed the requirement. Hurricane Helene Spending Scrutiny: A state auditor report says Helene disaster base camps cost more than $111 million, averaging over half a million dollars a day, with federal reimbursement cited. Ferry Tolls Fight: The Ocracoke Access Alliance is pushing to delay new ferry tolls expected to start by Jan. 1, 2027, arguing there isn’t enough time for public input and due process. Robocall Crackdown Push: NC’s attorney general joined a bipartisan push urging the FCC to strengthen “Know Your Customer” rules to stop illegal robocalls. Hemp/THC Age Limits: The Senate approved a bill to bar hemp and CBD sales to anyone under 21, with penalties for violations.
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