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Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Proposed NC law would raise minimum age to buy fireworks
A new proposed North Carolina law could add a spark to the state's fireworks laws. Rep. Wyatt Gable is backing the Patriotism Expression Act. If it's approved, the minimum age to buy fireworks would be raised from 16 to 18. It would also allow the sale and advertisement of consumer fireworks in the state. ALSO READ: Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper takes teaching job at Harvard Cities would be allowed to pass ordinances regulating fireworks. If approved, the law would go into effect on Dec. 1. (WATCH BELOW: Sustain Charlotte urges local investment as EPA dismantles environmental justice initiatives)
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina bills push to reduce early voting, challenge governor's clemency powers
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Republicans in the State House of Representatives introduced bills Wednesday related to early voting and further limiting gubernatorial powers. House Bill 66, sponsored by Rep. Wyatt Gable (R-Onslow County), calls for decreasing the number of days allotted for early voting in North Carolina. It would begin no earlier than the second Monday before an election, compared to the third Thursday that is currently practiced. The early voting period would still end at 3 p.m. the Saturday before each election. The other legislation, House Bill 64, aims to limit the governor's authority to grant clemency to convicted criminals. Anson County Rep. Mark Brody wants this power to be approved by the General Assembly and would be extended beyond conviction to include the start of the defendant's sentence. Gov. Cooper commutes 15 death sentences on last day as North Carolina governor The Bill, if passed, would go to the ballots to be approved by the state's voters in 2026. Just before Roy Cooper's governship ended in December, he commuted 15 death row sentences and issued two pardons of forgiveness. Last December also saw the passage of Senate Bill 382, when Republicans overrode a Cooper veto that limited not only governor's power, but that of other state leaders. Many of the new Council of State members who took office in January are Democrats, including Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
