Legislation
Amazonia
It looks like Amazon’s affiliate program shut down in NC is part of a long running battle between local and state govs and the mail [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Bill of the Day: Battle over immigration and higher education
Conflicting approaches to immigration and higher education on the agenda for the legislature. H362 instructs the community college and UNC systems not to implement any [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Bill of the Day: Collective bargaining
Senator Shaw does the honors and introduces S178, which would repeal 95-98, which would clear the way for collective bargaining for state and local government [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Oh noes! NC has the lowest business tax burden in the country.
Those commies over at Ernst & Young have put the state — yes, this one here — at the bottom of the list in terms [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Bill of the Day: Disapprove Jordan Lake Rules
HB3 wins the honors today for the audacity of nope. The bill would “disapprove” the Jordan Lake rules, which will require serious changes in stormwater [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Bill of the Day: Open meeting law’s digital makeover
The state’s rules on open meetings is updated to include email, web sites and so on. New language in underline. The bill, H81, was introduced [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Bill of the Day: Pay teachers those ABC bonuses
Chosen for its line-in-the-sand approach in anticipation that teacher, like the rest of the state’s employees are going to take it on the chin this [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Bill of the Day: Greenhouse gas credits for farmers
Rep. Bill Faison is sponsoring H28, a bill to study the idea of allowing farmers to receive credits under cap and trade. The study would [...] Full Story, Permalink »
