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Monthly Archives: May 2006

S1959: Buses to Deport Illegal Aliens

Legislation as campaign press release. Just in case there’s a mass roundup or something Senator James Forrester has filed a bill to spend $30,000 and [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr • May 31, 2006 • Posted in: Legislation, NCSenate • Comments closed

Hall wins District 29

As they say: Barring any unforseen circumstances or successful write-ins in November, Larry Hall will represent House District 29. Hall beat Sandy Ogburn with 55 [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr • May 31, 2006 • Posted in: Elections • Comments closed

Minimum wage bill passes

The final shakedown was 72 to 43 as H2174 passed 3rd reading in the House. With a similar hike also ensconced in the Senate budget, [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr • May 30, 2006 • Posted in: Current Events, Economy, Legislation • Comments closed

Eye exams examined

Update from Tuesday’s session: Boseman’s bill was removed from the calendar and debate rescheduled for June 7. The hitch may be that the bill, though [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr • May 29, 2006 • Posted in: Current Events, Education, Legislation, NCSenate • Comments closed

Enron & NC

A few things to keep in mind as you drink in the verdicts against Enron execs Lay and Skilling: • North Carolina was not untouched [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr • May 26, 2006 • Posted in: Current Events, Economy • Comments closed

Catching up over the weekend

Catching up on matters over the weekend. Launch of the site and the column after that. First post: Well, now. First column: Coming up Wednesday, [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr • May 25, 2006 • Posted in: Misc • Comments closed