Gov. Perdue

I blogged here recentlyabout Gov. Perdue's questionable claims taking credit for more than "50,000 new jobs for this state" as a result of the state's corporate welfare efforts. ... Keep Reading

House Republicans were able to force Democrats to go along with a motion to reconsider the vote by which the GOP failed to override the Governor's veto of HB2. The bill would allow ... Keep Reading

House Republicans have failed in their attempt to override Governor Perdue's veto of HB2. The vote was 68-51. It fell four votes short. House Speaker Tillis says a vote to override ... Keep Reading

Sherry Johnson in the State Controller's Office says controller David McCoy has decided not to touch the Employment Security Commission funds to pay tax refunds. She says he wants ... Keep Reading

Republicans complained Governor Bev Perdue did not have the legal authority to borrow money from the Employment Security Commission funds to pay tax refunds. They were afraid if ... Keep Reading

In response to Gov Perdue's "borrowing" from various state funds to provide money for tax refunds, Republican leadership in the House and Senate announced they are planning to ... Keep Reading

Over a hundred members of Tea Party groups from across the state walked the halls of the General Assembly today trying to persuade Democratic lawmakers to override the Governor's ... Keep Reading

According to news reports, Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake) is crafting legislation that would dissolve the Golden LEAF foundation - something I've advocated for years. Some of the uses ... Keep Reading

Governor Perdue chose a weekend to veto HB2, the Protect Healthcare Freedom Act passed by the General Assembly. In a press release she listed reasons for the veto, the most ... Keep Reading

The state Senate passed the bill that would drop some end of grade tests. Republican Senator Jerry Tillman said students in the state are caught up in "testmania." He said we are ... Keep Reading