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State Republicans complete their leadership team for 2011
Charlotte’s Rep. Thom Tillis was tapped by the N.C. House Republican caucus yesterday to stand for speaker of the House when the General Assembly convenes in late January.
An interview with Rep. Bruce Goforth ***UPDATED 1:11 p.m.***
With early voting beginning later this week, Xpress presents an in-depth video interview with Rep. Bruce Goforth, who’s running for a fifth term in one of the primary season’s most-watched races.
An interview with Patsy Keever ***UPDATED 1:11 p.m.***
With early voting beginning later this week, Xpress presents an in-depth video interview with Patsy Keever, who’s running to unseat Rep. Bruce Goforth in one of the primary season’s most-watched races.
Asheville City Council preview: Live, from City Hall!
Asheville City Council will, at its meeting tomorrow, grapple with stimulus funds and state legislation. This will also be the first meeting where interested citizens can watch live, via the Internet.
Teachers’ rally packs Enka gymnasium
Well over 1,000 teachers, parents and students packed the gymnasium of Enka High School on Monday evening to rally against state education cuts.
Taxes proposed to help with state budget woes
The N.C. House debates a tax increase on the wealthy and other revenue proposals today, hoping to offset some service cuts in the state.
Variety of bills—quiet or controversial—still on their legislative feet after crossover
Controversial as well as quiet bills made it under the legislative-crossover wire last week. Samples here, as well as a rundown of WNC’s primary bill sponsorships, illustrate the variety of subjects on the General Assembly’s plate.
Do-or-die date arrives for state legislation
Thursday, May 14, is this year’s crossover date for the N.C. General Assembly—when all legislation not requiring new funding must move from one chamber to the other to be eligible for passage.
Sex education, developer responsibility and bottled water all on tap at the Legislature
Action in the N.C. General Assembly for the past and current week addresses sex education in the schools, the misrepresentation of bottled “N.C. spring water,” and limits on developer responsibility for street construction.
Water matters: Hearings and pending bills in N.C.
While state legislators are considering a bill that appears to relax groundwater standards, state environmental officials are seeking public comment on rule changes that strengthen some of them – and relax others.
Legislature rethinks video gaming for the state
The N.C. General Assembly is considering allowing video gaming in the state—and taking a cut of the action.
Legislature considers extending land-development permits
Buncombe County Rep. Bruce Goforth has introduced a bill in the House to extend “certain permits and approvals” affecting development or real property in the state. The extension period begins Jan. 1, 2007, and continues through Dec. 31, 2010,
In the Legislature: Green buildings, medical marijuana, and a Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs
Bills introduced in the N.C. House last week included action to hold a statewide referendum on medical marijuana, introduce more energy efficiency in state-funded buildings and in the state building code, and establish a Department of Military & Veterans Affairs.
Legislature looks at absentee voting, animal tethering, mandatory testing in schools
Among the far-ranging topics of legislation submitted in the N.C. General Assembly over the past week were bills that would amend the absentee voting law, permit immediate euthanization of stray animals that bite humans, limit mandatory testing in the public schools, and provide written parental notification when a student is recommended for expulsion or suspension.
New towing regs for Asheville, incorporation for Swannanoa on legislative agenda
Local WNC bills introduced last week in the Legislature could allow an Asheville ordinance addressing nonconsensual (predatory) towing, the incorporation of the town of Swannanoa, and an amendment to the Sullivan Act affecting Asheville’s water management.
General Assembly: Charter schools, adult education see action
Bills to increase the number of charter schools in the state and to institute a “No Adult Left Behind” program moved forward in the N.C. General Assembly this past week, along with authorization to make Grandfather Mountain an official state park.
Week two in the Legislature: four-year terms in the future?
The General Assembly’s second week of the 2009 session included the introduction of a number of bills of particular interest to Western North Carolina legislators and constituents, including a provision to create four-year terms for the legislators.
Bloggers gone bad: criminal penalty for libel considered
State legislation has been filed that would make it illegal to communicate libelous or slanderous material through online services, blogs, forums and other electronic means.
N.C. General Assembly gets down to 2009 business
With the opening of the 2009-2010 session of the N.C. General Assembly, several bills of particular interest to Western North Carolina legislators and constituents went into the starting gate on Jan. 29.
Asheville City Council
The sky isn’t falling, but at the Asheville City Council’s April 15 work session, Council members were told that the city can expect tight budgets and lean times for the next few years—probably moving some Council priorities to the back burner. That includes such items as property-tax relief, various major capital-improvement projects, and assorted environmental […]