Whether you are an avid vacationer in Nags Head or not, here comes a party house on the North Carolina coast that will only cost taxpayers a conservative $25 million to ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week
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This week’s Bad Bill of the Week is HB 901. Proposed by Reps. Verla Insko (D-Orange) and Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D-Edgecombe), the bill proposes “to develop ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill Of the Week: 4/17/2009
An ever-changing energy industry combined with greater consumption and public demand for clean energy are placing increasing pressure on schools to expand the science curriculum. ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill Of the Week: 4/10/2009
This week’s “Bad Bill of the Week” could easily be renamed after the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine. Rep. Annie Mobley (D-Bertie) introduced legislation (HB ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill Of the Week: 4/03/2009
The admission of illegal immigrants to public institutions of higher education is an issue North Carolinians oppose in significant numbers. However, strong public sentiment ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill Of the Week: 3/27/2009
This “Bad Bill of the Week” is a piece of legislation that will fundamentally change North Carolina government at the state and local levels for the worse. It will ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill Of the Week: 3/20/2009
You of sore and hurting feet, life may get more expensive thanks to Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R- Cabarrus). He is our “Bad Bill of the Week” winner with Senate Bill ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: 03/13/09
As North Carolina’s State Health Plan faces a projected shortfall of $1.2 billion over the next two years, it seems the last thing needed right now is any measure that would ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: 03/06/09
Senate Bill 20 Expand Taxpayer-Financed Campaigns Thomas Jefferson once declared, “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: 02/27/09
HB 177 Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Each year the Legislature attempts to redefine the relationship between the employer and the employee. This session is no different. ... Keep Reading