RALEIGH — Supporters argue a picture ID is ubiquitous in modern society and does not present a burden to prospective voters. They also say it will give voters more peace of mind that their vote is safe from fraud. Opponents worry that the poor and elderly may not be able to get the proper documentation.
RALEIGH — Republicans say Gov. Bev Perdue would not have to undertake a constitutionally questionable plan had she not vetoed Senate Bill 13. The bill would have given Perdue additional financial management power and access to more cash.
RALEIGH — Rep. Stephen LaRoque, R- Lenoir, co-sponsored a bill to amend the state constitution and protect the right to access public records. The bill would restrict the General Assembly's ability to limit scrutiny of open records.
RALEIGH — Republicans in the House need to find four Democrats to join their caucus in voting to override Gov. Bev Perdue's veto of House Bill 2. At the same time, House Republicans are working on a bill to create health benefit exchanges mandated in the law. The constitutionality of the law likely will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
RALEIGH - Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, filed a bill Thursday protecting unborn children from violent assaults and murder. A version of the bill has been filed regularly for more than two decades, but it never has gotten a committee hearing. Folwell says he's confident it will pass this year.
RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue's $19.9 billion budget relies on an extension of a three-quarter-cent sales tax increase enacted in 2009. Republicans vowed to repeal the tax in last year's campaign.
RALEIGH — Senate Bill 8, a bill transforming charter schools in North Carolina, advanced along a largely party-line vote through a Senate committee, moving it to the floor. The bill's original intent was to lift the cap on the number of charter schools in the state, now set at 100. It grew to include many more changes to the laws governing charter schools.
RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue offered a mixed bag in her State of the State address Monday night — proposing a cut in the corporate income tax rate to 4.9 percent while vowing not to reduce taxpayer-financed incentives to businesses. She also proposed a new program offering free two-year degrees for high-performing high school graduates.
RALEIGH — Senators debated oversight of and access to charter schools as a bill moved through committee Wednesday. It was part of the debate over Senate Bill 8, which would remove the cap of 100 charter schools statewide.
RALEIGH — Defendants convicted under the proposed law could face added prison time, increased fines, and longer periods under alcohol monitoring. The bill is named for Laura Fortenberry, a Gaston County teen killed last year by a four-time offender.
RALEIGH — The pension board also affirmed its decision not to ask the General Assembly to restore funding to the pension plan the legislature failed to provide last year.
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