Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Aug. 2, 2011

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was devoted almost entirely to voting to override the Governor’s veto on some of the key bills that we had passed and voting on the redistricting maps for the U.S. Congress, the N.C. House and N.C. Senate.  There were actually few bills on which to vote, but…

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Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – June 13, 2011

Last week in the General Assembly was “crossover week”.  The bills that were voted out of one chamber by Thursday, June 9th, could cross over to the other chamber for consideration.  Those that didn’t make it are dead for this session.  It was hectic with packed committee meetings and long floor sessions, one lasting 10…

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Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Apr. 11, 2011

Last week in Raleigh was known as much for interesting committee hearings as for the historical legislation that came to the floor of the House.  On Tuesday, the House Transportation Committee, which I was chairing, heard many speakers on House Bill 422 – No High-Speed Rail Money From Federal Gov’t – This bill would not…

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Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Mar. 28, 2011

Many interesting bills were in committees and on the House floor last week.  Many bills of local and state-wide interest are still in committee, including the photo I.D. bill, the charter school bill, and the terminal groin bill.  The Joint Appropriations Sub-committees are still meeting every morning on the budget, and the Appropriations Chairs are…

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Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Mar. 21, 2011

A good description of last week in the N.C. General Assembly would be “fast-paced activity.”  Committees were meeting constantly.  On Tuesday, my schedule was full from 8:30 to 6:00 with eight hours of committees and a floor session.  The 2:00 P.M. Elections Law Committee lasted four hours. Previously, at Monday night’s floor session in the…

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