Sen. Goolsby joined Chad Adams on the air Friday, October 14 to talk about issues facing North Carolina.  The discussion focused on the tax system in North Carolina, jobs, the economy and our state’s energy policies.  Thanks for listening!                                           Click here to listen to Part 2 of this interview.  Click here to listen to Part [...]

After one of the most efficient and productive legislative sessions in modern history, the North Carolina Senate adjourned early Saturday morning.We passed hundreds of bills in 87 legislative days, including many long-overdue reforms that will put North Carolina on a new, more responsible path to better economic growth, prosperity, and educational reform.And we adjourned quicker [...]

This is the first time North Carolina’s annexation laws have been reformed in more than 50 years. The long-overdue, comprehensive annexation reform the legislature passed will keep municipalities from forcibly annexing private property and saddling residents with the high costs of hooking up to municipal services. Residents often pay thousands of dollars to connect to [...]

Democrats say they want abortion to be safe, legal and rare. While we don’t support abortion, we understand it is legal, and have passed legislation that makes it safer and, likely, rarer by requiring doctors to educate women considering abortions. Click on the video above and you can here my statements on the Senate floor [...]

I appreciate those of you who were able to participate in the numerous Memorial Day events held across our area. As a former Marine, I was proud to attend the Battleship Memorial Service and honor all those who have given so much in the service of our country. We must never forget our veterans—those who [...]

Please come out and join us this weekend at the Hilton Riverside Hotel and convention center for the North Carolina Republican Convention. We are expecting great speakers and a huge crowd of dedicated conservatives from across the state. It will be a great event. Let’s show them what New Hanover GOP hospitality is all about.

Annexation reform is back on the table because of your persistence and relentless pressure. After passing SB 27 (Involuntary Annexation Moratorium) through the Senate in early March, we have seen it sit in a House committee for weeks with no action. Finally, this past week we saw HB 845(Annexation Reform Act of 2011) gain some [...]

This coming weekend Wilmington will host the 64th Annual Azalea Festival. This is a North Carolina tradition and the people involved have worked tirelessly to promote the southern hospitality and unique costal atmosphere that we are so proud of. It is an opportunity for our community to show the rest of the state what a [...]

When voters gave Republicans control of the General Assembly in January, we inherited a state employee’s health plan on the verge of financial collapse – more than $500 million in the hole. For years, the Democrats had ignored the warnings of fiscal analysts on the potential insolvency of the health plan. To save the plan [...]

Jobs-Focused • The Senate passed legislation that prohibits government agencies from adopting new regulations that unreasonably burden businesses and taxpayers. I am committed to improving our state’s business climate and protecting the taxpayer as well. (SB22) • The Senate approved a bill reforming our medical malpractice statutes to ensure greater access to high quality, affordable [...]