Posts by Frank Iler
Legislative Update from Rep. Iler September 8, 2020
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was a short whirlwind, as we rode into Raleigh on Wednesday morning, passed a major COVID related spending bill, and rode out of town on Thursday afternoon. To be fair to our appropriations chairs, they had been working on this bill for weeks on a bipartisan and…
Read MoreN.C. Trooper’s Association Endorses Representative Frank Iler for re-election
The North Carolina Trooper’s Association has endorsed State Representative Frank Iler (R-Brunswick) in November’s General Election. According to a news release, the N.C. Troopers Association endorses candidates that have proven themselves to be avid proponents of law enforcement and the rule of law. “Keeping our streets and communities safe is one of the most fundamental…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – July 13, 2020
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was fast and furious. After assuming we were adjourned until September, we were called back just a week into the summer break. We took up several veto override votes, confirmed some of the appointments by the Governor and legislative leaders, and made some last minute changes to…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – June 29, 2020
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly seemed like a month, particularly as far as time spent in voting sessions, as well as bills handled and passed by both the House and Senate. As we were winding down the short session and planning to adjourn, many bills were combined, approved by both chambers, and…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – June 22, 2020
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was a whirlwind of bills going into and out of committees, and going to the floors of the House and Senate chambers for votes. There were bills dealing with education, transportation, criminal law, tax law, opening businesses, and many other issues. In the education area House Bill…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – June 15, 2020
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly seemed like the first week this year that was almost normal. We still had many members attending committee meetings by virtual means, but many were spread out in the committee rooms and wearing masks in many cases. I attended these in person so I could review the…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – June 8, 2020
Last week the North Carolina General Assembly began to heat up, just as the temperatures in the state passed 90 degrees. We got deep into the state budget adjustments for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1st. We also were handling bills in committees, some of which were carried over from the 2019 long…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – June 1, 2020
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was somewhat depressing, not unlike the weather with the overcast skies and rain of Tropical Storm Bertha. We had received the consensus revenue forecast for the remainder of this fiscal year and for the 2020 – 2021 fiscal year. Our minds were focused on how to deal…
Read MoreOpinion: Calabash is Dying (and I don’t feel so good myself)
Calabash, right here in Brunswick County, is known as “The Seafood Capital of the World.” Calabash restaurants and others along our southern coast provide hundreds of jobs and form the basis of much of the sales tax and other taxes that support our county and municipal services. Many other retail and hospitality businesses depend on…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – May 4, 2020
The North Carolina General Assembly met last week in Raleigh for the first time since January 14th. Our House of Representatives has been meeting in committees by remote teleconferencing for at least the past month. I was assigned to one of the 4 task forces working under the House Select Committee on COVID-19 appointed by…
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