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The 2012 short session has come to a close, marking a dramatic shift from legislative bienniums of the past, both in length and accomplishments.
Published: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 @ 8:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Legislative Democrats did not give the GOP high marks, citing a host of differences in philosophy and approach and that the new laws would result in ineffective or even harmful policies.
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the activists who have fought for years to abolish North Carolina's death penalty, the just-completed short session was a crushing disappointment.
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2012 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How do you suppose our Governess ever got to be our Governess?? I'm starting to believe (yes, I'll admit to being a slow learner) that if she had a brain, she might be dangerous (as the old saying goes).
Published: Sunday, July 8th, 2012 @ 12:41 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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An override of Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's budget veto highlighted a day of votes in which the Republican-controlled General Assembly shot down the governor's vetoes three times.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 3:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Late Friday, June 29, 2012, Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed the 20.2 billion dollar budget proposed by the Republican controlled North Carolina General Assembly, and now that proposal as law becomes more uncertain as both houses of the legislature will search for enough votes to override her veto.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 2:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican leaders are determined to pass a voter ID bill this session and they say their resolve is fueled by promises they made to voters during the 2010 election.
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 @ 1:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I'm writing this article to urge fellow North Carolinians to continue their support of the Voter ID bill (H.R.351) and to oppose any efforts by the Republican leadership in the NC General Assembly to compromise or water down the protections of the bill in any way, shape, or form.
Published: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 @ 9:48 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Yesterday Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed SB 9 "An Act to Reform the Racial Justic Act of 2009 to be consistent with the United State Supreme Court Ruling in McClaskey v. Kemp".
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2011 @ 10:11 am
By: Bill Cook
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In their July General Meeting, held July 5, 2011, Beaufort County Commissioners voted 5 to 2 in support of not asking our representatives in the General Assembly to override Governor Beverly Perdue's veto of the "Voter Photo ID Bill."
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 @ 10:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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