Senate Bill 8 – Charter Schools On Monday evening, Senate Bill 8, “An Act to Remove the Cap on the Number of Charter Schools,” passed the House by a vote of 68 – 51. Despite its unanimous support from Republicans and one courageous Democrat, changes to the charter school legislation have raised questions by some […]
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THE FOLLOWING BILL IS BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2011 H 1 HOUSE BILL 427 Short Title: Run and You’re Done. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Faircloth, Folwell, H. Warren, and Shepard (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Judiciary
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THE FOLLOWING BILL IS BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE : GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2011 H 1 HOUSE BILL 315 Short Title: Taxpayer Information Act. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Pridgen, Folwell, Collins, and Stone (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. Referred to: Finance. March
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April 07, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive VIDEO: Is DOT Double-Counting High-Speed Rail Jobs? By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — Under the job-years concept, if one person holds the same job for four years, it’s counted as four jobs. That’s how the North Carolina Department of Transportation can claim that federal funding for high-speed rail would
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William Gheen President, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) www.alipac.us The North Carolina House of Representatives just set a national precedent on behalf of American workers, students, taxpayers, and voters who suffer from the ill effects of illegal immigration by passing HB 33 which is now headed to the NC Senate. House Bill 33 prevents
2 N.C. REPUBLICANS VOTE TO ACCEPT MEXICAN MATRICULA CONSULAR CARDS FOR IDENTIFICATION Read More »
JOHN HOOD’S DAILY JOURNAL By John Hood March 30, 2011 RALEIGH – With all due respect to my right-leaning friends who are diehard NC State or UNC fans, they should not let their affection for their favorite sports mascots obscure a deeper truth about themselves: they have little in common with wolves or sheep. Conservatives
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March 23, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive VIDEO: Pantano Gets Early Start on 2012 Campaign By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — Ilario Pantano is not taking any downtime after his narrow loss to U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-7th. Pantano filed campaign paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. He said he decided to keep his campaign
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VETO Override Raleigh – Governor Beverly Perdue has vetoed House Bill 2, which protects North Carolina citizens from the unconstitutional “individual mandate” in the federal health care legislation. The House of Representatives will take a stand and take a vote to override this veto. As you know, the North Carolina Senate has a veto proof majority. The House
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March 07, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive NCGA Preview: Week of March 7 By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — The bill lifting the state’s cap on charter schools at 100 passed the Senate by a 33-17 vote. It faces tougher sledding in the House. John Hood’s Daily Journal Perdue Now Owns ObamaCare Perdue and Cooper
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WASHINGTON TIMES Unions loom over choice of N.C. ‘12 convention set in Charlotte By Mitch Weiss and Tom Breen- March 6, 2011 CHARLOTTE, N.C. | With the American labor movement newly energized by its most serious threat in years, the Democratic Party‘s decision to hold its 2012 convention in the least union-friendly state is causing
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