The state commission holding a public hearing February 28 on changes to child care rules, including nutrition standards has been forced to change locations. The Child Care ... Keep Reading
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Property Owners Intervene in Annexation Lawsuit
Property owners now have a voice against a lawsuit filed by cities to repeal a new annexation law. Click on the report below: ... Keep Reading
Preliminary Hearing on Multi-City Annexation Lawsuit Canceled
A preliminary hearing was scheduled December 15 in a Wake County courtroom over the lawsuit filed by several cities seeking to repeal a new law that could lead to several proposed ... Keep Reading
State Vehicle Inspection Program Plagued With Inconsistency, Fraud
A fine piece of reporting by the News & Observer results in this piece exposing the inconsistency and corruption in North Carolina's state vehicle inspection program. The ... Keep Reading
Governor Wants Lawmakers to Take Another Look at the Broadband Bill
Governor Beverly Perdue doesn't like HB129 which restricts how local governments can build broadband connections that could compete with private providers. But she says in a press ... Keep Reading
GOP Leaders File Brief to Support Florida’s Lawsuit Against Obamacare
Republican legislative leaders filed an Amicus brief Wednesday, May 11, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals to uphold Florida's claim Predsident Obama's "Patient Protection and ... Keep Reading
State House Tentatively Approves Eminent Domain Amendment
The House gave tentative approval to HB8 which would let voters decide on a constitutional amendment to allow the government to take private property only for "public use." The ... Keep Reading
Higher Power Bills for North Carolinians are Coming!
Higher power for North Carolina consumers are not a maybe - they are a certainty. That is unless the legislature changes direction. A change in direction does not appear likely as ... Keep Reading
Restrictions on Eminent Domain Get Traction in the House
The House Judiciary Committee passed HB8 which would restrict when a government could take someone's private property for a public or private project. There would be a referendum ... Keep Reading
Another bill to keep the feds at arm’s length
Republican Representative Glen Bradley introduced HB65 that says the federal government has no jurisdiction over food products made and sold within the state's borders. The bill is ... Keep Reading