NC House bill opens renegotiation on Dix property
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 17:00:12 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) A North Carolina House panel recommended a bill Wednesday that buys time for the city of Raleigh to renegotiate a lease for the 325-acre Dorothea Dix property with the state. The bill would tear up a lease struck...
McCrory foresees compromise on budget, taxes
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 03:11:47 -0700 | political-news
Gov. Pat McCrory declined to say Wednesday whether he would veto a state budget that includes provisions he disagrees with. The Republican governor told the Observer he believes he can compromise with leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly. McCrory doesn't...
N.C. House honors Mecklenburg
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 14:27:00 -0700 | political-news
In a rare moment of bi-partisanship, the North Carolina House Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution honoring Mecklenburg County on the 250th anniversary of its founding. The resolution recounted the county's founding in 1762 and the decision by Lord Augustus Selwyn...
Shanahan suspends practicing law while hes in office
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:59:10 -0700 | political-news
Department of Crime Control and Public Safety Secretary Kieran Shanahan will no longer practice law on the side while he holds public office, his former law firm announced Tuesday afternoon. He has transitioned out of his practice at the law...
NC House panel hosts public debate on voucher bill
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:31:11 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) A proposal to let North Carolina students use public money to attend private or religious schools drew fierce debate Tuesday from a state House panel. The House Education Committee heard from both sides of the voucher debate but...
NC public school grant bill lauded by proponents
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 18:42:39 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) Supporters of a bill providing public money to low-income families to attend North Carolina private or religious schools said Monday passing the measure would help give all students the prospect of succeeding in life. Clergy, legislators and other...
More than 50 arrested at protest of NC policies
Source: The Boston Globe
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 07:52:22 -0700 | political-news
The arrest count and number of supporters Monday reached the highest yet for the group's demonstrations against the policies of the General Assembly, which Republicans took control of after the 2010 elections. Crowds have grown each week, with about 150...
Criminal trial set to begin for Ex-NC Rep. LaRoque
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 08:55:03 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) As a powerful member of the Republican leadership in the N.C...LaRoque railed for years against big government and those who take taxpayer handouts. The former Kinston lawmaker was set to go on trial Monday on a dozen felony...
House, Senate differ on how to pay for tax cuts
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 18:21:55 -0700 | political-news
The divide between legislative Republicans over how to revamp the state's tax code became clear Thursday as House leaders unveiled their plan, calling it a more measured approach than one outlined last week by the Senate. The House legislation offers...
NC lawmakers push socially conservative bills
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 21:03:11 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) Socially conservative issues ranging from abortion to the application of Islamic Sharia law were debated in the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday ahead of a critical deadline to keep bills alive this session. Bills that don't require...
Smokers may soon get to light up in beaches and parks again
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 23:22:25 -0700 | political-news
This semester, Wake Tech sophomore Micheal Proulx says he had a 15-minute walk from English to a finance class that would've been perfect for a cigarette. Instead, Proulx usually waits until after his last class to smoke a Camel Crush...
Coastal jetties cap would end in NC Senate bill
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 17:17:49 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) A cap on the number of new coastal jetties built along North Carolina's coast approved two years ago would be eliminated and other restrictions on them would be repealed in a bill recommended Tuesday by a Senate committee...
NC Moral Monday demonstrations bring more arrests
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 19:50:00 -0700 | political-news
Nearly 200 protesters crowded inside the Legislative Building early Monday evening, singing, chanting and echoing many of the same concerns that demonstrators have for the past three Mondays. As members of the state House of Representatives tended to business, North...
Koch brothers' spending reshapes North Carolina government
Posted by: itobin53
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 06:56:27 -0700 | political-news
Energy industry giants David and Charles Koch are taking advantage of all that money can buy, which in this case includes Republican Authoritarian control of North Carolina. Thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which the Koch brothers may...
NC NAACP says Monday demonstrations will continue
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-09 10:41:17 -0700 | political-news
Thursday his group will continue its series of weekly protests at the state legislature...William Barber is now calling "Moral Mondays" will extend into the foreseeable future following back-to-back weeks of protests resulting in nearly 50 arrests. "I don't want to...
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