House Bill 56

N.C. Retail Merchants Association responds to plastic bag ban

The N. C. Retail Merchants Association are praising lawmakers for House Bill 56, which repeals the Outer Banks plastic bag ban. The ban, passed in 2009, was intended to reduce litter and protect the environment by banning retailers and restaurants in the Outer Banks from giving customers plastic bags. Opponents argue the ban has done...

Lindsay Marchello

Opinion

The General Assembly needs a to-do list, and here it is

The General Assembly reconvenes Friday for another special session, primarily designated for redistricting business. There will be proposed legislative maps, public hearings, lots of debate and, I predict, an almost straight party-line vote on newly drawn — per court order — legislative districts. These maps and the expected discussion will take up most of the news cycle. There will be debates...

Becki Gray

N.C. Retail Merchants Association responds to plastic bag ban

The General Assembly needs a to-do list, and here it is

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