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- June 19: When will it end? Time is running out – and with some of the legislation that's in the NC General Assembly queue, that may be a good thing.
- June 12: Say no to hardened structures: Two bills stand to undermine coastal protections by allowing hardened structures on N.C. beaches. Call your state senator NOW to oppose these measures!
- June 5: Major energy bill moves to Senate: S730, the Ratepayer Protection Act, takes a big step backward on energy costs despite progress on data centers. Help us fight it!
- May 29: Defending affordable, renewable energy: While most legislators weren’t at the General Assembly this week, most of us working in the environmental advocacy space were busy figuring out how to fix Senate Bill 730, the Ratepayer Protection Act, so that it actually WILL protect ratepayers.
- May 22: Major energy legislation drops: The big energy bill of this legislative session dropped this week, and it’s a concerning mixed bag.
- May 15: What didn’t happen this week: Based on published committee agendas, we expected this to be a week with activity on at least two bills of interest to the environmental community. Instead, we got a week of unfulfilled expectations.
- May 8: They hear you on energy costs: With this session’s bill filing deadline behind us, a clearer picture is emerging of legislative priorities in North Carolina. At the forefront is growing concern over the cost of electricity, the impact of large energy users, and the fairness of how costs are allocated.
- May 1: Energy affordability, water scarcity make waves: Energy affordability was a recurring theme this week, and we tracked action on a couple of bills addressing water supplies.
- April 14: Aaaaand they're off! The 2026 Legislative Short Session is intended to focus on budget adjustments, this session rarely stays "short" thanks to new legislation and bills filed last year that await final passage.
2025 in review: Infighting, gaslighting, rate-hiking: To put it mildly, 2025 was a bumpy year at the N.C. General Assembly. A months-long battle over emission-cutting promises and energy bills, ongoing internal party and leadership fights, and an unapologetic electoral power grab dominated lawmakers' work and left important governance needs unaddressed. Read our 2025 session recap, and use the form above to subscribe to the Letter from Jones Street to hear how you can help in 2026!
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