Business interests will have slightly less representation in the state legislature as a result of the recent election.
A recent analysis of the results of the election by Capstrat found that legislators who are business men or women will decline from 51 in the past session to 45 in the coming session.
Capstrat said that retirees still make up the largest group in the legislature, with 47 of the 170 members in the House and Senate.
Capstrat also said in its report that the economy, not promises made on the campaign trail, will determine what happens in Raleigh next year.
Rather than enacting sweeping changes, our government will be digging for change under the proverbial cushions of the living room sofa. It will be hard to focus on progress when the nagging responsibility of filling budget holes takes grip in the new year.
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