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After a whirlwind short session, we adjourned sine die Saturday morning, July 10th at 5:33 a.m. The last day of session started at 10:00 a.m. Friday morning and ran until 5:33 a.m. Saturday with a break for lunch and dinner.

The short session of the General Assembly is scheduled to end either tomorrow or Saturday. This has been a very hectic week with committee meetings and long sessions. As a primary sponsor of House Bill 726, I am pleased to report the bill passed the House Tuesday and has gone to the Governor for her [...]

All eyes have been focused on the $19 billion state budget (Senate 897) this week which passed yesterday. June 30, 2010 marks the first time the budget has passed in time to begin the new fiscal year since 2003. The final vote Wednesday was 66 to 50 in the House, and the Governor signed the [...]

This has been another busy week at the General Assembly. We passed House Bill 1973, Keep North Carolina Competitive Act, out of the House Monday night. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. This bill is of vital importance to Cleveland County in regard to creating and maintaining jobs: potential data centers, [...]

You will be pleased to know that House Bill 1973, Keep North Carolina Competitive Act, passed out of the House Finance Committee Wednesday and was voted on in the House yesterday during second reading. We debated on the bill for approximately two hours, and the bill passed 76 to 28. The bill will be on [...]