HB71-09

State bills that poll poorly

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:22:59 -0500

What state bills have the most opposition?

Recent surveys by the Elon University Poll, the conservative Civitas Institute and the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling have shown broad agreement on a number of issues.

Below, the percentage in opposition and the corresponding bill:

H.B. 362: Access to Higher Education (75 percent, 74 percent, PPP)

H.B. 120: Public Municipal Campaigns (73 percent, Civitas)

S.B. 20: Voter-Owned Election for Treasurer (73 percent, Civitas)

H.B. 71: Four-Year Terms (59 percent, Civitas)

S.B. 7: Allow Hunting on Sunday (58 percent, Civitas)

H.B. 154/H.B. 155: Appoint State Superintendent (51 percent, Civitas; 65 percent PPP)

Update: A poll by the N.C. Center for Voter Education found support for publicly financed municipal campaigns.

Quick Hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:47:09 -0500

* Conservative blogger Katy Benningfield writes that former Lee County commissioner Chad Adams appears to be running for chairman of the N.C. Republican Party.

* Republican state Rep. Ric Killian files a bill that would give a hunting and fishing license exemption for members of the military on active duty.

* UNC-Chapel Hill journalism prof Leroy Towns thinks the "hand wringing" over the N&O's new health care newsletter is unwarranted; liberal blogger Adam Linker disagrees.

* Greensboro News-Record reporter Mark Binker writes that a bill to extend legislators' terms to four years is not likely to gain much traction in either chamber.

Quick Hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:20:09 -0500

* Democratic number-cruncher Nate Silver ranks first-term Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's seat eighth most likely to change parties in 2010.

* Greensboro News-Record columnist Doug Clark says that he's not sympathetic to a bill for four-year terms for legislators, given their gerrymandered districts.

* N&O columnist Ruth Sheehan makes schools Superintendent June Atkinson cry, learns she didn't know about power grab until it was a fait accompli.

* U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler dings Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill for not getting bipartisan agreement on stimulus package; praises President Obama for listening.

And another House bill

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:03:16 -0500

Two more interesting House bills:

H.B. 71: Four-Year Terms, Reps. Bruce Goforth, Harold Brubaker, Becky Carney, Julia Howard

H.B. 72: Four-Year Terms Implementing Statute, Reps. Goforth, Brubaker, Carney, Howard