HB 2: Protect Health Care Freedom (Stam, Barnhart, Hollo, Murry) House failed to override veto:3/9/11 Amicus brief from NC Republican Leaders submitted to the Court of Appeals HB 3: Exclusionary Rule/Good Faith Exception(Stam, Ingle, Faircloth) Ch. SL 2011-6:3/21/11 HB 8: Eminent Domain(Stam, Lewis, McGrady) Senate Judiciary I: 5/2/11 Will be considered by the [...]
1. Balanced Budget and Reduced Tax Rates With bipartisan support, the House voted 73 – 46 to override the veto of Governor Bev Perdue. The House and Senate achieved this historic milestone on June 15, 2011. This fulfills our first two promises to the people of North Carolina: A balanced budget and a budget that [...]
Notable Republican Bills Signed Into Law House Bill 36 – An act to require counties, cities and employers to use the Federal E-Verify program to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees was signed by the Governor on June 23, 2011. House Bill 92 – An act to repeal the land transfer tax [...]
100 Day Legislative Update August 15, 2011 1. Balanced Budget and Reduced Tax Rates With bipartisan support, the House voted 73 – 46 to override the veto of Governor Bev Perdue. The House and Senate achieved this historic milestone on June 15, 2011. This fulfills our first two promises to the people of North Carolina: [...]
Find out how House Republicans are keeping their legislative promises to the people of North Carolina. Here is an update of the Republicans 100 Day Legislative Agenda.
On November 2, 2010, voters sent a clear message. The number one issue in North Carolina is the economy – jobs, jobs, jobs. Years of overspending by Democrats have given North Carolina the highest tax rates in the Southeast and an estimated budget deficit of at least $3 billion for next year. High tax rates [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 in 2008-2009 to an estimated $20 billion in 2009-2010 ($20.4 billion budget with [...]
Gov. Beverly Perdue has loudly proclaimed her new initiative to stop Medicaid fraud. The heart of her claim is the use of new technology by IBM to review claims before they are paid. This is a great idea. But her press release is highly misleading. As Lieutenant Governor from 2003-2008 she was culpable in not [...]
