Growth & Development

First Governor Beverly Perdue  vetoed SB532 that would have made changes at the Employment Security Commission (ESC) and put it under the director of the Secretary of Commerce. ... Keep Reading

Annexation reform (HB845) received broad bipartisan support as it was approved by the House today and sent to the Governor. It passed by a vote of 103-6. This should be one of the ... Keep Reading

The House Finance Committee voted down HB315, the "Taxpayer Information Act." The bill would have required any government to include the current interest rate taxpayers would pay ... Keep Reading

The sponsors of HB845 "Annexation Reform Act of 2011" reached a compromise with Democrats who complained about the lack of services for low income communities. The Democrats ... Keep Reading

The sponsor of the latest version of annexation reform, Republican Representative Steve LaRoque, says his bill, HB845, will be discussed in the House Finance Committee Thursday. He ... Keep Reading

The spending plan written by House Republicans would significantly change who would make the decisions about how the proceeds from the national tobacco settlement are used. The ... Keep Reading

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

North Carolina might actually want to consider sitting this race out. All along the East Coast, states are trying to be the first and most powerful energy producer of wind energy, ... Keep Reading

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

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