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Speech of the Week

Speech of the Week

This week’s Speech of the Week was a pretty easy pick. So, no need to wait until the weekend to put it out there. Rep. [...]
January 25, 2007 | Posted in: Current Events, Speech of the Week | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Speech of the Week — Wilma Sherrill’s farewell

Sherrill’s farewell With the close of the session comes the farewell speeches of departing legislators and as business drew to a close last week Rep. [...]
July 17, 2006 | Posted in: Speech of the Week | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Speech of the Week

Here’s the set-up: House Bill 1845, one of the bills intended to reform the rules on campaigns, gifts and so on, greatly tightens what legislators [...]
June 24, 2006 | Posted in: Legislation, Speech of the Week | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Speech of the Week

Speaking the second time on his amendment to the House budget , Rep. William Wainwright of Craven County cut through the veneer and put his [...]
June 17, 2006 | Posted in: Legislation, Speech of the Week | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink