Two Charlotte media organizations, the Charlotte Observer and WBTV, ran stories last week about a legislator who appears to have made stealth changes to legislation that would ... Keep Reading
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Details of House Tax Plan Unveiled; Changes are Less Significant than Senate Plan
The AP is reporting that the North Carolina House has made available to them details of tax reform legislation they are working on. Following are the main highlights of the ... Keep Reading
A New Voter Photo ID Bill for 2013
Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis and State House Elections Committee Chair, Representative David Lewis, laid out the plan for a voter photo ID bill this morning. According to ... Keep Reading
Republican redistricting maps win preclearance from DOJ
The Obama administration Department of Justice has precleared all three 2011 redistricting maps produced by the Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly. Sen. Bob Rucho ... Keep Reading
A Cynical Observation; Eminent Domain
Yesterday, a bill allowing for a November 2, 2010 referendum on a constitutional amendment prohibiting felons from becoming sheriffs in North Carolina was ratified. The bill, ... Keep Reading
Proposed Constitutional Amendment on Eminent Domain
Thursday morning, HB1659 was considered in the House Judiciary II Committee that would provide for a referendum on whether to add an amendment to the North Carolina Constitution ... Keep Reading