Valentine's Day Legislative Update 2/13/15
Welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of Legislative Update (not to be confused with the Friday the 13thedition).So far in 2015 one member abandoned the Democratic caucus, several highranking...
View ArticleSnowmageddon Legislative Update 2/20/15
Welcome to the Snowmageddon version of the Legislative Update. What a strange week in Raleigh with cancelled schools, legislative hearings and events. Going by twitter, the only event at which a...
View ArticleThe Sky Was Falling Legislative Update 2/27/15
This week in Raleigh the sky was falling!– well it was snowing! The news in Raleigh was dominated by snow and ice and skeleton sessions and empty calendars. However there were a few items of...
View ArticleIn Like a Lion Legislative Update 2/6/15
This week was exhausting for your normally energetic government relations team; we had to be in so many different hearings at once that we had to wear comfortable shoes. Angel and I are excited to...
View ArticleFeb 27th Legislative Update
The news in Raleigh was dominated by snow and ice and skeleton sessions and empty calendars. However there were a few items of interest:Fee Increases at the Secretary of State’s OfficeSecretary of...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2015 Legislative Update
In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb. That’s what we’ve always heard about the month of March in North Carolina. 1. In like a lion.2. Madness.3. Out like a lamb.Not many generations ago...
View ArticleMarch 13, 2015 Legislative Update
Redistricting Local BillsSB 181– Wake County Commissioner Districts and SB 36– Greensboro City Council Districts, the two bills that remake the governing boards of two large local governments, passed...
View ArticleMarch 20, 2015 Legislative Update
The General Assembly is in full spring tilt. Next Thursday is the bill introduction deadline for non-money bills and folks are busy pitching their ideas and lining up support. Spring weather in...
View ArticleMarch 27, 2015 Legislative Update
Many large groups of the general public descended on the General Assembly this week in an attempt to have their voices heard on various issues. One such issue was vaccinations, which resulted in a lot...
View ArticleApril 3, 2015 Legislative Update
Spring Break Y’all For the first time we can recall the House and Senate will take Spring Break next week. The House announced last month it will have Spring Break while the Senate announced it will...
View ArticleNew NC Business Court tweak in the works
A new Senate Bill making a further update to defining a mandatory complex business case for referral to the Business Court was filed and has begun to move. Senate Bill 435 sponsored by Bob Rucho and...
View ArticleApril 17, 2015 NC Legislative Update
Legislators are back in Raleigh after a week off and it doesn’t look like anything has changed after the extra time they were given to reflect on the session. Just as we’ve seen before: ·...
View ArticleWomble Carlyle Legislative Update - April 24, 2015
Crossover is the deadline established by House and Senate Rules by which a House bill must be received by the Senate, and a Senate bill must be received by the House, in order to remain eligible for...
View ArticleSafely Boarding the School Bus - we're never done.
The safety of schoolchildren has been a priority every year at the General Assembly. But several years ago former NC House Speaker Pro Tempore Dale Folwell shone a bright light on the safety of...
View ArticleWomble Carlyle Legislative Update for the week of May 18th
House BudgetIt was a week of herding cats for the House Leadership as they worked their budget through caucus, subcommittees, caucus, committee, caucus, then caucus again, caucus again, and caucus yet...
View ArticleMay 29, 2015 Legislative Update
VetoesWithin 24 hours, Governor McCrory has vetoed two bills sent to his desk by the General Assembly. Both bills will now go back to the legislature for each chamber to consider whether they will...
View ArticleJune 5, 2015 Womble Legislative Update
It’s June – the month the legislature logically should be wrapping up along with the state’s fiscal year but we’re nowhere close. There are still big fights ahead on budget, taxes, economic development...
View ArticleJune 12, 2015 Womble Legislative Update
The Senate needed a little more time to put the finishing touches on its budget, so we didn’t get to see it this week. We’re now expecting it to be released on Monday and passed by the Senate by the...
View ArticleRep Rick Glazier announces his departure from the NC House
The House Losing a LionRep. Rick Glazier announced he will leave the General Assembly at the end of the session after seven terms representing Cumberland County in the House of Representatives. This is...
View ArticleJune 19, 2015 Womble Legislative Update
A contentious week on Jones Street ends on a sad note. As the General Assembly takes up (or doesn’t) issues relating to abortion, economic incentives, access to guns, access to healthcare, tax...
View ArticleJune 26, 2015 Womble Legislative Update
The budget gridlock rumors on Jones Street are real. A decorated Christmas tree arrived in the Senate chamber this week to emphasize how far apart the two chambers are on next year’s spending plan....
View ArticleJuly 2, 2015 Womble Legislative Update
Premature Fireworks on Jones StreetWe know it’s only July 2nd, but thanks to the fight over Greensboro City Council Redistricting we have fireworks! On the eve of the Legislative Summer Recess a...
View ArticleJuly 17th, 2015 Womble Legislative Update
In LimboYou may recall that the General Assembly did not enact a new budget in time for the fiscal year that began July 1st. Instead, a continuing resolution was passed that keeps spending static until...
View ArticleWomble Carlyle Legislative Update - August 7, 2015
Angel and Laura worried all week about what we could tell you about in our weekly update, but then yesterday happened. Lo and behold this week has written itself. Silly us! New Senate Budget Strategy:...
View ArticleBumpy Road to Start the Legislative Session
Bumpy RoadJones Street is like a gravel road right now – BUMPY! Just a month ago, in a rare move, the General Assembly called itself into session for one day to enact House Bill 2 which is now referred...
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