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The Senate is done

bniolet — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:24:54 -0400

After wrangling over hair-braiding, some spending corrections and a handful of last-minute bills, the Senate adjourned Friday afternoon about 4 p.m.

The Senate won't technically be done until Tuesday, but the chamber plans no business as the House winds down its work early next week.

Annexation bill clears house

bniolet — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:47:21 -0400

A bill meant to reform annexation got its final vote in the House on Thursday.

The bill would place a greater burden on cities and towns that want to annex land against the property owner's will. It would require municipalities to prove they can afford to provide services to the newly annexed area and require officials to only annex what they have the money to support.

Annexation bill sent off the floor

bniolet — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:37:09 -0400

A bill meant to change the way cities and towns annex property owners is headed back to committee.

The bill was drafted in response to long-festering anger over municipalities' ability to annex property owners against their will.

Quick Hits

bniolet — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400

* The SBI says that 11 witnesses watched guards at a Greene County prison beat a shackled and helpless inmate. Three guards have been charged with felony assault.

* A bill meant to reform annexation now includes a provision that would allow a referendum under certain conditions. The current proposal leaves all sides of the contentious debate unhappy.

Bill titles rankle Republicans

bniolet — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:56:53 -0400

A fuss over bill titles is festering in the House.

In recent weeks House Democrats have changed the title of three high-profile bills to long, precise descriptions of what the bills would do.

The title change made it nearly impossible for House Republicans to make any substantive changes to the budget or to a bill outlawing school bullying. A proposal to change the state's annexation laws now also features a lengthy title.

Annexation bills blended

bniolet — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:50:26 -0400

A House committee is tangling over the contentious annexation issue today.

More than 50 bills have been filed on the issue in both chambers this session. On Thursday, more than 100 people packed into a small committee room to see the blended bill before the House committee.

What North Carolina thinks: Elon

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:00:18 -0500

What does North Carolina think?

The latest Elon University Poll shows significant agreement on a number of issues that are before the legislature.

Below, the percentage who agreed with a sentiment:

Lawmakers may act on annexation

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:12:28 -0500

State legislators say they may change the rules on annexation.

After years of controversy over involuntary annexation, lawmakers say they want to give property owners more rights.

"You're talking about doing something to someone's home, which is probably the second most near and dear thing to them beside their family," said Rep. Nelson Dollar, a Cary Republican.

Legislature opens, hard work begins

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:27:54 -0500

The legislature opens today with a grim outlook.

Lawmakers will be trying to figure out how to trim the state budget by as much as $2 billion, or 10 percent.

"It may be the most serious recession, the most serious problem in state revenues in my time in the General Assembly," said House Speaker Joe Hackney, an Orange County Democrat who has been a House member for 30 years.

Munger targets annexation in radio ad

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:18:28 -0400

Mike Munger is hitting involuntary annexation in a new radio ad.

The Libertarian gubernatorial candidate's minute-long ad argues that North Carolina's law allowing cities to annex nearby properties is wrong.

"Our state is one of only four that let cities invade like a foreign army," a female announcer says. "And you have no legal defense against that invasion."