Stam: ‘Standing’ Provision Will Help N.C. Fight Lawsuits

RALEIGH — Rep. Paul “Skip” Stam, R-Wake, the House speaker pro tem, says a provision passed late in the General Assembly’s session — giving lawmakers the right to intervene in lawsuits filed against the state — offers an insurance policy in case the attorney general provides what legislative leaders think is an inadequate effort defending state laws or constitutional amendments from litigation.