The full N.C. General Assembly returns to work in May. In the meantime, many legislators are busy working on oversight and study committees, including roughly 20 new groups set up since the end of the long legislative session last summer. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for...
Published: Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 @ 4:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo let the cat out of the bag on annexation reform last week - and make no mistake, it's not a cute little house cat. Its back is arched, its claws are sharp, and it's in no mood to be stroked.
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2012 @ 11:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Red-shirted property owners flooded the General Assembly yesterday, as they did about a year ago, to put pressure on lawmakers voting on historic annexation reform.
Published: Saturday, May 26th, 2012 @ 3:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In what some are calling "punishment" to the cities that sued over annexation reform legislation passed last year, state lawmakers have rewritten the law so that it is even more unfavorable to cities wishing to engage in involuntary annexation.
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Republican state lawmaker pledged to protect property owners from being annexed involuntarily into the five cities that sued the state over Annexation Reform legislation that passed last year.
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2012 @ 7:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's an election year, and both major political parties have an interest in accentuating the differences between Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, legislature, and other North Carolina offices.
Published: Sunday, March 11th, 2012 @ 2:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week was indeed a busy on as the General Assembly moved toward adjournment. I'll have more on the session later but here is the Speaker's summary of last week's action:
Published: Friday, June 24th, 2011 @ 4:29 pm
By: Bill Cook
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