No deal on boat bill

There will be no compromise bill on wide boats.

Lawmakers are heading into session now and there is no compromise agreement, which means the House is about to override Gov. Mike Easley's veto of a wide boats bill.

Rep. Hugh Holliman, the House majority leader and Franklin Freeman, a senior advisor to Easley met briefly Wednesday morning. When Freeman emerged, Holliman said there would be no compromise.

"We've talked and talked," Holliman said.

Holliman said Easley's office wanted to further limit the width of boats that could be hauled on the state's roadways and prohibit the boats from being hauled at night.

If the House and Senate override Easley's veto, it would be the first time a governor's veto has been shot down.