REP. STAM’S 2009 – 2010 BILLS (UPDATED)(0)
Read legislation sponsored by Rep. Stam during the 2009 and 2010 sessions of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
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NC LEADERS MAKE QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS ON HEALTH CARE(0)
Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) said, “At a time when North Carolinians are concerned about the future of their health care coverage, we cannot afford for the Governor or the Attorney General to be unengaged or reckless in their decision-making.
TAX FAIRNESS IN EDUCATION – HOUSE BILL 1988(1)
Tax Fairness In Education – Benefits of Providing Parents with Choice. Learn more about how providing parents with choice will benefit our state government and our students.
HOW TO FIX NORTH CAROLINA, A SPEECH DELIVERED BY PAUL STAM(8)
But first, there is a rhetorical device making the rounds that Republicans are a tribal party of “no”, while Democrats are statesmen who make tough choices and provide solutions. This rhetorical device was first set to rhyme and music by the Beatles:
“You say ‘yes’, I say ‘no’, You say ‘why’, I say ‘I don’t know.’”
But does this rhetoric translate into reality. In 2006 when Speaker Black was in the chair my red light went out. On every vote that day I had to stand up and wave at the Clerk when I wanted to vote no. Speaker Black, probably in jest, told me my quota of “no” votes had been used up. That is one way to encourage others to toe the party line. But whether an answer should be “yes” or “no” depends on the question.
FREEZE SPENDING NOW(0)
Raleigh, N.C. – The final joint meeting of the House and Senate Finance Committees studying tax reform wrapped up with a presentation by Brent Lane, Director of the UNC Center for Competitive Economies. He discussed the recent history of tax policy in North Carolina and its effect on the state’s business climate. From 2000-2009, North Carolina’s labor force increased by 329,012 workers; during the same period, the state’s economy added only 13,806 jobs—a shortfall of 315,206 jobs. Further, wages in North Carolina fall significantly below the national average.
GOV. PERDUE’S BUDGET INCREASES PER CAPITA SPENDING(0)
On Page 78 of the Governor’s presentation of the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Recommended Budget prepared by her Office of State Budget and Management is this claim “Budget Highlights”
“SPENDS 5.0% LESS PER CAPITA THAN FY2008-09”
That sounds like some belt tightening is going on. But the claim is not true. From the Office of the Governor we [...]
GOVERNOR PROPOSES SPENDING INCREASE(0)
On April 20th Governor Bev Perdue presented her budget to the General Assembly. Let’s recap:
In 2009, after a widely advertised budget gap of $4.5 billion, “draconian cuts” and prolonged hand wringing — actual spending went up about 2% from $19.6 billion in2008-2009 to an estimated $20 billion in 2009-2010 ($20.4 billion budget with about $400 [...]
RAND’S “TECHNICAL CORRECTION” ANYTHING BUT(0)
Raleigh – The News and Observer today reported that former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand (D-Cumberland) worked in secret to enact a law resulting in enormous increases in medical care costs for NC prison inmates. Rand used a technical corrections bill to strip an essential cost cutting provision from last year’s budget. According to [...]
TIME FOR DEMOCRATS TO LEAD OR FOLLOW(0)
Raleigh – The Joint Interim House and Senate Finance Committee on Tax Reform has now met four times since November 3. Unfortunately, there has been little progress reforming North Carolina’s revenue structure. It is time for an accounting.
After participating in the first three meetings House and Senate Republicans released their “Proposed Principles for Job Creation [...]
STAM AMENDMENT COULD HAVE HELPED TAX PAYERS(0)
Dell Incentives Repayment Could Have Been Assured By Stam Amendment
Raleigh – Representative Paul Stam (R-Wake) offered an amendment to the 2004 legislation which authorized a massive tax incentives package for Dell, Inc. This amendment would have removed any ambiguity about repayment, with interest, of all incentives paid to the computer manufacturing firm. The amendment failed [...]
