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The body has its origin in the colonial government of the Province of North Carolina. Under North Carolina's first constitution as a state of the United States, the Council of State comprised seven persons elected by the North Carolina General Assembly to advise the governor. The 1868 constitution redefined the Council of State as the secretary ...
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The lawsuit’s allegation that a decision on the ordinance was reached in violation of state open meetings law is based on the proceedings at the Feb. 6 meeting of the mayor and commission at ...
The task force failed to comply with the state open meeting law by not maintaining records of its meetings or transactions. [29] [30] The lieutenant governor's general counsel argued that the task force was not obligated to do so, as it was not a "public body" and existed only to advise the lieutenant governor's office. The chief attorney of ...
The Goldwater Institute argued that the school district had been in violation of state laws mandating government transparency in the past. Investigations in 2002 and 2007 by the state Ombudsman and Attorney General uncovered violations of the state's open meeting law by the Attorney General's Office.
The constitution of North Carolina vests the state's legislative power in the General Assembly; [85] the General Assembly writes state laws/statutes. [63] [62] Legislation in North Carolina can either be in the form of general laws or special/local laws. General laws apply to the entire state, while local laws apply only to specific counties or ...
House lawmakers heard Wednesday from Iowans who say Davenport's approval of $2 million in payouts for former employees violated the state's open meetings laws.
The Constitution of North Carolina is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the General Assembly, published in the North Carolina Session Laws, and codified in the North Carolina General Statutes.