Easley's other vetoes

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on August 30, 2007 - 11:52am.
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Gov. Mike Easley is widely expected to veto a bill to provide incentives to the Goodyear tire company.

If so, it would be the eighth veto he's made — as well as the eighth in North Carolina history, since he is the first governor to use the veto.

As this list shows, Easley has vetoed bills on a wide variety of issues: Making legislative appointments, changing mortgage lending laws, changing teacher certification, compensating billboard owners, changing teacher certifications, selling an airport site to Currituck County for a dollar and granting access to state buildings to employees associations.

Hat Tip: Denise Jones

Correction: An earlier version of the post incorrectly said that Easley was the first governor to have veto power. He is the first governor to use the veto.

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Re: Easley's other vetoes

Submitted by gercohen on August 30, 2007 - 11:58am.

actually Hunt III and Hunt IV had the veto power, but it was never used. Easley was the first to actually veto a bill.

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