Rep. Mitch Gillespie, R-McDowell, discusses his support for a Department of Environment and Natural Resources report setting out a process for North Carolina to move forward with exploration of the state’s shale gas resources through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Gillespie also discusses similiarities and differences in the House and Senate approaches to fracking during a March 28, 2012, news conference. Reps. Mike Stone, R-Lee, and Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford, also share their thoughts about the DENR report.
Sparks fly as NC Senate committee OKs bill to fund waitlist for Opportunity Scholarships
The North Carolina Senate Appropriations Committee moved forward with a bill Wednesday that would fund scholarships for the estimated 54,800 applicants on the waitlist for Opportunity Scholarships.