Late last night (and into this morning), state lawmakers were able to complete a hat trick of veto overrides. Following the successful override of Perdue’s veto of a bill limiting the Racial Justice Act, the legislature was able to override the state budget and hydraulic fracturing vetoes. As the N&O reports, however, the override vote [...]
House Goes Along with the Senate on Three Veto Overrides
The House voted to override the Governor’s veto of SB781, the Regulatory Reform Act of 2011. The new law is an attempt to take some of the burden of rules off businesses and people. A rule would have to be authorized by federal or state law. An agency would also be obligated to lessen the [...]
Voter Fraud: Detection or Coverup?
Civitas Institute Intern, Will Garvey has a great op-ed in the Lincoln Tribune this week. Will explains why he is a proponent of voter photo ID and describes his experience at a Wake County polling place in 2008 when he was told he had already voted… Tune in to Charlotte’s WBT 1110 AM today at [...]
Conservatives, Liberals Hold Opposing Rallies at Legislature
Liberal and Conservative groups held opposing rallies at the North Carolina General Assembly today. Each side had dozens of participants, all attempting to influence the veto-override votes the General Assembly will be holding during the July session. Conservatives and Tea Party members gathered at the Halifax mall to encourage lawmakers to override Governor Bev Perdue’s [...]
NC Senate Overrides 6 Vetoes in One Hour
It’s not even 2pm and already, the state Senate has voted to override six vetoes that Gov. Perdue rejected last month. The legislature is back in session, beginning today, to focus on vetoes and redistricting. The session will resume until July 28th. SB 33, the Medical Liability Reforms Act was the first on the table. [...]
