House Bill 748, “Citizen’s United Response,” affirms the 5-to-4 landmark United States Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election ... Keep Reading
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Certain Lawmakers Believe the Latest Skinny on Milk – It’s Fattening
Never before has the term “Nanny State” been more applicable than it is today. The bill, HB1726 entitled “Improve Child Care Nutrition/Activity Standards,” is an intrusion on ... Keep Reading
Use of the Wrong Term Could Result in Dirty Look
One particularly frivolous trend currently pervading the nation is the move towards gender neutral language, which seeks to reduce assumptions regarding the sex or gender of a ... Keep Reading
State Legislation: Sure to Satisfy Food and Drug Administration and Department of Corrections
In light of the ongoing struggle to balance the state budget, one particularly frivolous bill introduced this session on the House floor by Rep. Sandra Spaulding Hughes ... Keep Reading
S.B. 1396: $100,000 Biofuels Go-Kart Competition
"Funds for low-cost green technology education," S.B. 1396, which is sponsored by Sen. Garrou (D- Forsyth) and Sen. Brunstetter (R- Forsyth), would appropriate $100,000 dollars for ... Keep Reading
SB 1378: Spending Our Way Out Of Recession?
Let’s spend our way out of this recession; that’s the thoroughly discredited but ever-present message behind SB 1378, “Build North Carolina’s Future ... Keep Reading
General Assembly Moves to Save the World
Sponsored by Reps. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Alice Graham Underhill (D-Craven) and Winkie Wilkins (D-Person), HB1807 is a resolution entitled “Support Federal Climate ... Keep Reading
S.B. 1113 and S.B. 1114: Contracts Available – Call Your Friends!
These bills – Senate Bills (SB) 1113 and 1114 – Carrboro Energy Efficiency/Renewable and Chapel Hill Energy Efficiency/Renewable sponsored by Sen. Ellie Kinnaird (D-Orange, Person) ... Keep Reading
No Loophole Here – Anticipate a Surge of “100-Percent” Recycled Items on the Market
If a handful of state legislators get their way, all products manufactured from 100-percent recycled content, like yesterday’s News & Observer, a campaign flyer, and ... Keep Reading
SB 488/489: Dear Future Felon, Just Wait a Few Months
This week’s bad bill of the week is actually two bills that when combined together, will create a new criminal sentencing schedule that dramatically reduces the prison lengths of ... Keep Reading
