News
6.18.2010 - Speaker Hackney’s statement on the passing of former Rep. Bertha “B” Holt
5.12.2010 - House Democrats release Caucus Agenda for 2010 Session
5.10.2010 - Speaker Hackney’s statement on the passing of Congressman Ike Andrews
4.20.2010 - Speaker Hackney recently visited Hoke County Schools and UNC Pembroke.
4.16.2010 - Public School Forum of NC announces Speaker Hackney is a finalist for Dr. Jay Robinson award.
4.14.2010 - Forbes Magazine ranks Asheville, Charlotte, Durham and Raleigh in the Top 25 Best Places for Business and Careers. Fayetteville, Greensboro, High Point, Wilmington and Winston Salem also recognized as some of the best metropolitan areas based on cost of doing business, projected job growth and educational attainment. North Carolina is tied with Pennsylvannia for 4th place with the most metropolitan areas recognized in the study – behind the much larger states of California, Florida and Texas.
3.1.2010 - Legislative leaders establish web links for appointments information
2.18.2010 - Legislative leaders form ABC reform study committee
2.11.2010 - Speaker Joe Hackney has filed for re-election to the NC House of Representatives
12.28.2009 - General Assembly cuts out-of-state travel budget by 92 percent.
12.22.2009 - Speaker Hackney receives Democracy North Carolina’s “Sunshine Award” for superior campaign finance disclosure.
12.22.2009 - Dropout prevention grants awarded to 60 groups across North Carolina.
11.17.2009 - Speaker Hackney attends groundbreakingfor Central Carolina Community College’s new Siler City Center
11.13.2009 - Recent outside rankings of North Carolina’s business climate
10.22.2009 - Speaker Hackney to participate in panel discussion for UNC-Chapel Hill class
7.20.2009 - Speaker Hackney met with National Conference of State Legislatures at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to discuss stimulus efforts.
4.27.2009 - The North Carolina House of Representatives Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday April 28th about the House budget.
From the Charlotte Observer: Everyone’s invited to join budget talk
4.23.2009 - Speaker Hackney quoted in CNN feature Dire straits for state budgets
4.23.2009 - Analysis from the Wilmington Star-News: Week of long debates blunts partisan rancor in Raleigh
3.29.2009- Sen. Bob Atwater and Speaker Hackney tour Chestnut Hill Farm in Chatham County.
3.24.2009 - Speaker Hackney interviewed by State Government Radio. Listen to the interview here.
3.23.2009 - Speaker Hackney creates online audio archive of House sessions. View the archives here.
3.19.2009 - Speaker Hackney and Legislative leaders will meet with President Obama to address economic recovery efforts. Watch the press conference here.
3.18.2009 - The National Conference of State Legislatures President Speaker Joe Hackney will brief members of the mediaat a press conference following the NCSL’s meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Read the remarks here.
3.7.2009 - Speaker Hackney attended the “Hard Times: Strategies for Governing in an Economic Crisis” at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, March 6-7, 2009. Sponsored by State Legislative Leaders Foundation.
2.17.2009 - Speaker Hackney and House Members hold press conference to show support for continued funding for dropout prevention grants.
2.2.2009 - Speaker Hackney’s statement on the passing of Insurance Commissioner Jim Long
1.30.2009 - Speaker Hackney calls for fiscally responsible solutions to the budget crisis
1.28.2009 - Rep. Joe Hackney re-elected to second term as Speaker of the NC House
1.26.2009 - Speaker Hackney comments on stimulus plan in USA Today
1.15.2009 - Speaker Hackney profiled in Governing magazine
2.26.2008 - Speaker Hackney donates $10,000 leadership prize to high school alma mater
7.8.2007 - Speaker Hackney awarded the Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award at the 2007 NCSL Legislative Summit.
1.24.2007 - Rep. Joe Hackney elected speaker of the House
11.8.2006 - To the voters of Chatham, Orange and Moore, Thank You. I appreciate your support and confidence.
9.8.2006 - Representative Joe Hackney was elected Vice President of the National Conference of State Legislatures at the NCSL annual meeting in Nashville, TN.
4.14.2006 - Awarded “Political Leader of the Year” by the Carolina Recycling Association, for NC and SC, for pushing through recycling legislation in the 2005 session.
1.2.2006 - Hackney to Lead National Task Force. Joe Hackney has been selected to Co-Chair a National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Task Force on Immigration. The Task Force will meet several times in 2006 to study immigration policy in the states and federal government.
12.16.2005 - Joe Hackney to Lead Study Commissions. Several study commissions have been established to study issues between legislative sessions and make recommendations. Rep. Hackney will be Co-Chairing three of them:
- Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change, co-chaired with John Garrou of Winston-Salem.
- House Select Study on Capital Punishment, co-chaired with Rep. Beverly Earle of Mecklenburg.
- House Select Committee on Ethics and Government Reform , co-chaired with Rep. Julia Howard of Davie.
12.9.2005 - Joe Hackney received the 2005 Centennial Award, given jointly by the North Carolina Bar Association and the District 15B Bar, for “Outstanding and Exemplary Community Service”.
11.12.2005- The North Carolina Coalition for Lobbying Reform awards Rep. Joe Hackney and Sen. Tony Rand their Plott Hound Award for “Courage in Government”.
