Bills Wink at Polluters, Abusers
Bills Wink at Polluters, Abusers
For a boatload of lofty, noble and wise sentiments, look no farther than the opening fanfares of Chapter 113A, Article 1, N.C. General Statutes. The reference is to a law […]
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By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration
by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern
by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
The General Assembly has adjourned its 2013 session after a final cascade of disappointing and disturbing bills that now await review by Gov. Pat McCrory. Among the bills approved are ones that will make it less convenient for many citizens to vote and that weaken regulatory oversight of the environment.
There was at least one bright spot, as the House rejected a last-minute push by the Senate to speed up the environmentally risky natural gas extraction process known as fracking. But on the whole, legislators succeeded in putting the crowning touches on a session devoted to a conservative agenda the likes of which modern North Carolina has never before seen.
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
It could be said that the elephant – symbol of the Republicans who control North Carolina’s General Assembly and governor’s office — has labored and brought forth a mouse. But this is a mouse with sharp teeth.
After weeks of effort, the legislature’s Republican majorities and Gov. Pat McCrory have agreed on a spate of changes to the state’s tax laws centered on cuts in personal and corporate income taxes. The cuts aren’t as deep as some conservatives wanted. Still, they will sap revenues that finance the entire portfolio of state programs and services.
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration
by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration
Yesterday morning the Senate Rules Committee unveiled a committee substitute for SB 10 which would effectively kick off all of the members of several influential commissions, including the Environmental Management Commission, the Coastal Resources Commission, the Utilities Commission, and the Lottery Commission, and then enable the General Assembly and the Governor to appoint new members.
By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration
by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration
After a one-day organizational meeting in early January, the 2013 General Assembly convened in earnest last Wednesday. Bills introduced and advanced during these first two days give a taste of things to come. Note especially the bills affecting the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, weakening the benefits of unemployment insurance, and extending the presence of guns.
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By George Reed, Former Executive Director
by George Reed, Former Executive Director
By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
The General Assembly on Monday overrode Governor Perdue’s vetoes of three bills. By doing so they gutted the Racial Justice Act, revised the budget for 2012-13, and moved ahead with fracking. The outcome was not in doubt in the Senate. In fact, several Senate Democrats had excused absences and didn’t even show up for the votes. The drama was in the House.
By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director
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