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#ncga: As the House Screams
If you were watching the goings-on on Jones Street yesterday, you might have thought you stumbled across a C-SPAN broadcast of the British House of Commons. THAT is the place where they tend to get rowdy and bawdy. Rep. Deb Butler (D-Wilmington)…
#ncga: Jones St. GOPers go to the mat in defense of cronyism
He’s already suckling at the state government teat to the tune of six-figures, now — thanks to the “conservative revolution” running Jones Street — he’s free and clear to add five more figures to those six: North Carolina lawmakers are again reversing Gov. Roy Cooper’s…
#ncga You SIR, have been OVER-ridden!
Those scaredy-cats just don’t give up, do they? The state Senate has overridden Gov. Pat’s veto of H405 — The Property Protection Act. Opponents — including the guv — attacked it as limiting whistleblowers. Proponents said it was necessary to help protect employers from espionage…
A mixed review for Tuesday’s legislative session …
The conservative majority in the state legislature continued their beatdown of Madame Governor in Tuesday’s business — overriding her vetoes of bills limiting the payment of unemployment benefits and installing a waiting period for abortions in the state. Supporters of the override said it was…
And the beatdown goes on ….
(No that’s not me misquoting some famous song lyrics by The Whispers. Or was it Sonny & Cher ?) We’re talking about the action today at the legislative building in Raleigh. The legislature convincingly overrode THREE more of Madame Governor’s vetoes. We here at the…
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