Posts by Frank Iler

Last a week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we honored legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith, we passed a controversial bill on zoning and aesthetic control by towns, and we voted to override the Governor’s veto on the magistrates’ recusal bill. The weather in Raleigh got hotter as the days wore on. The…

Last week in the N.C. House of Representatives we considered override votes on two bills Governor McCrory had vetoed, we passed a major Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) bill, and we discussed a major gun bill. The weather in Raleigh last week was cloudy and rainy, while the General Assembly had the clouds of two vetoed…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly we honored our fallen military heroes, as well as our living veterans, we passed a bill to save magistrates from termination due to religious beliefs, and we analyzed the final House budget that we passed the previous week. The beautiful weather of Memorial Day weekend turned into…

The word on everyone’s mind in the North Carolina House last week was “BUDGET”. Budget meetings occupied every waking moment. Tuesday saw an all day House Appropriations meeting and Thursday’s House session lasted all night and into Friday morning. Tuesday and Wednesday in the House and Senate are usually big days for committee meetings. However,…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we passed the individual departmental budgets, we passed a major property insurance reform bill, and I continued to have visitors from back home. It was so hot last week in Raleigh that on Tuesday, when it hit 90 degrees, everybody that owned a seersucker suit was…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: we had a reduced schedule of committee meetings concerning bills and more meetings on the budget, we had lots of visits from elected officials and others from back home in Brunswick county, and we found out that there is a budget surplus projected for next year. The…

Last week in the NC General Assembly we passed a record number of bills due to the crossover deadline, we had several controversial bills, including Sunday hunting and school boards suing counties, and we had two marathon sessions, one lasting until after 2:00 a.m. In these articles, I often try to compare our activities each…

This week we debated and passed at least two very controversial bills on judicial elections and abortion, we passed a record number of bills out of committees and directly onto the House floor, and we put in the longest days of the session so far, going over 14 hours. The week started off in Raleigh…

Last week in the General Assembly we had over 300 new bills introduced in the House alone, committee meetings were being held virtually one on top of another, and we saw major reform bills introduced and some being passed in committee. The weather in Raleigh last week was very unsettled, with warm moist days, cool…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: We introduced a flurry of bills due to the deadline for local bills, we gave final approval to the gas tax bill, and we honored an icon from the stock car racing world. Spring was definitely in the air last week in Raleigh and across North Carolina.…