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    Tag:  N.C. Senate

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    Pack Square Park

    GA short session yields both change and inertia for WNC

    Posted on July 28, 2022September 22, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    From occupancy tax allocations and hemp production to private bar membership, state legislators voted on several measures that are consequential to WNC in their recently concluded short session.

    5.3 K views+BusinessLocal GovernmentNewsPolitics & ElectionsTourism

    Letter: Impressed with Mayfield’s leadership

    Posted on April 5, 2022April 1, 2022 by Letters

    “Her leadership on the I-26 committee was instrumental in making significant improvements over DOT’s original design of the project.”

    1.8 K views3LettersOpinion
    Mountain Xpress 2020 general election voter guide

    2020 General Election Voter Guide

    Posted on October 14, 2020November 2, 2020 by Xpress Staff

    In preparation for the general election of Tuesday, Nov. 3, Xpress sent questions to all candidates in contested races representing Buncombe County voters. Responses from candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. General Assembly, Buncombe County-level races and Asheville City Council are all collected here.

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    Mountain Xpress 2020 general election voter guide

    2020 General Voter Guide: N.C. Senate Districts 48-49

    Posted on October 12, 2020October 14, 2020 by Xpress Staff

    Candidates in the 2020 general election for N.C. Senate Districts 48 and 49 give their answers for the Mountain Xpress voter guide.

    5.5 K views+NewsPolitics & Elections

    Letter: Smith says he’s a progressiv­e Democrat for state Senate

    Posted on February 19, 2020February 18, 2020 by Letters

    “We have an old state law from the 1980s that’s forcing us to spend 75% of our tax revenue on more advertising for tourism. Almost no other county in North Carolina has to do this, and it’s one of the main reasons I’m running to be our next state senator.”

    1.9 K views+LettersOpinion
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    Candidates for N.C. Senate District 49 — Democratic

    Posted on February 1, 2020February 25, 2020 by Xpress Staff

    Candidates in the Democratic primary for the N.C. Senate District 49 seat give their answers for the Mountain Xpress voter guide.

    11.8 K views+NewsPolitics & Elections
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    Candidates for N.C. Senate District 48 — Democratic

    Posted on February 1, 2020February 21, 2020 by Xpress Staff

    Candidates in the Democratic primary for the N.C. Senate District 48 seat give their answers for the Mountain Xpress voter guide.

    8.9 K views+NewsPolitics & Elections

    Letter writer: Sierra Club endorses candidates in local elections

    Posted on October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 by Letters

    “These candidates care about solutions for global warming, planning for smart growth, farmland preservation and will protect our air and water from fracking and coal-ash pollution.”

    3.3 K views+LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: N.C. needs needle-exchange law

    Posted on June 2, 2016June 1, 2016 by Letters

    “Senate Bill 794 … would allow exchanges to be run without liability, to educate individuals on proper harm-reduction techniques and to distribute overdose antidote kits.”

    2.3 K views+LettersOpinion

    Chamber forum highlights education, economy — with a dash of water *Updated with video*

    Posted on September 21, 2012September 21, 2012 by Nelda Holder

    Not surprisingly, jobs and the economy were premiere topics at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s candidate forum on Thursday. But in no time at all, education and local government control — the Asheville water system being the prime example — also bobbed to the top.

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