On the eve of the biennial session adjournment, the House held a successful vote to override the Governor’s all-too-familiar veto; this time on hydraulic fracturing legislation. This long-awaited bill, SB 820, passed through the General Assembly with bi-partisan support in order to bring strong, energy-focused legislation to the people of North Carolina. During this hallmark [...]
Legislature Overrides Perdue Veto of Bill That Limits Racial Justice Act
About 90 minutes after the Senate voted 31-11 to override Perdue’s veto of Senate Bill 416, the House followed suit with a 72-48 vote. The measure now becomes law. The legislation restricts some of the measures implemented by the Racial Justice Act that allows death row inmates to appeal their sentence by using statewide statisitics [...]
Perdue’ Issues Veto #3 for 2012 Session
Gov. Perdue put her veto stamp on a bill approved by the state legislator that would have created thousands of jobs for North Carolinians and move us a step toward more affordable energy. Her veto of legislation approving a process allowing for energy exploration is her third this session. Of course, Perdue was for it before she [...]
Perdue Vetoes Re-Write of Racial Justice Act
In an unsurprising move, Gov. Perdue vetoed legislation that would have reversed the primary tenants of the Racial Justice Act. According to Perdue: “I am – and always will be – a strong supporter of the death penalty,” Perdue said in a statement her office issued late this morning. “I firmly believe that some crimes [...]
Obama Threatens to Pull a Perdue
In the past few weeks, the debate in Washington over raising the debt ceiling has grown more and more heated. While it is assumed that both sides ultimately want to prevent the nation from defaulting on its debt, each side of the aisle has its own agenda to achieve along with the increase in the [...]
