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The cost of tree removal

kkiley — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:43:17 -0400

The billboard industry contributed a total of more than $160,000 to more than 30 legislative and statewide campaigns in North Carolina in the past four years, according to a new study by Democracy North Carolina, a nonpartisan watchdog group.

Dome Memo: Easley, McCrory, Burr

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:01:56 -0400

N.C.'S STATE: Something was rotten at N.C. State. After a series of articles in the N&O revealed the involvement of former Gov. Mike Easley in the hiring of his wife, the provost and the chancellor resigned and Mary Easley was fired. (The chairman of the board of trustees had already left.) Though an interim chancellor has already been named, the university is not out of the woods yet. Expect further turmoil.

Billboard fighters seek reconciliation

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:56:48 -0500

Maybe there's an alternative to the trees vs. billboards argument environmentalists and sign owners have every year.

And maybe a group meeting under the auspices of the state Department of Transportation will find that Third Way, Lynn Bonner reports.

Easley's nine vetoes

ryanteaguebeckwith — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:09:32 -0400

Gov. Mike Easley has vetoed nine bills.

As the first governor to use the veto in North Carolina history, he's taken on a hodgepodge of legislation in his two terms in office.

The vetoed bills would have:

* Approved certain legislative appointments.

* Changed mortgage lending laws.

* Changed teacher certification.

* Compensated billboard owners.

* Changed teacher certifications.

* Sold an airport site to Currituck County for a dollar.

* Granted access to state buildings to employees associations.

* Given incentives to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

* Allowed wider boats and trailers on state roads.

Vetoes of the first eight bills were all sustained. The boats bill was vetoed Sunday, so the legislature has not yet acted on it.

Easley's other vetoes

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:52:25 -0400

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.

What Sen. Smith missed

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:30:00 -0400

Sen. Fred Smith missed more than 300 votes this session.

The Clayton Republican, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, was listed in a survey by the Greensboro News & Record as having missed about a quarter of the votes, or 318 out of 1,238.

A progressive on the "do-nothing" session

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:44:14 -0400

Everyone has their own definition of a "do-nothing legislature."

On The Progressive Pulse, liberal blogger Andrea Verykoukis notes her frustration about several bills that didn't make it through the legislature.

What didn't pass

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:17:04 -0400

A number of bills never made it past the legislature.

The bills would have:

Prohibited smoking in public spaces such as restaurants and workplaces.

Energy, billboard bills move

lynnbonner — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:33:43 -0400

An energy bill that requires the state's electrial utilities to use more renewable resources jumped an important hurdle, moving out of the House Committee on Energy and Energy Efficiency.

Some environmentalists objected to the measure because it contains provisions that make it easier for utilities to build coal-burning and nuclear power plants.

Cash over canopy

lynnbonner — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:22:27 -0400