Posts by Frank Iler

Legislative Update Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: We had almost two hundred additional bills introduced in the House of Representatives alone; we passed a major property insurance reform bill and saw the House and Senate agree on a major transportation funding bill. As the weather warmed in Raleigh last week, the pace…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: We filed many new bills, as we were catching up from the February weeks we lost to weather, we had visits from many towns and cities, as well as agriculture groups and electric membership corporations, and we continued to work on transportation funding and economic incentives. Some…

The last two weeks in Raleigh saw us getting back to a busy schedule after two weeks of rough weather: we heard from the Chief Justice on the State of the Judiciary, we passed two important bills for economic development and transportation infrastructure maintenance, and we received the Governor’s budget. The week of March 2nd…

We returned to a full schedule after two weeks of rough weather, we heard from the Chief Justice on the State of the Judiciary, and we passed two important bills for economic development and transportation infrastructure maintenance. The week started with an invitation to Chief Justice Mark Martin to address a joint session of the…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: We had less activity than normal due to the weather in the Raleigh area, we had “no-vote” sessions in the House of Representatives and few votes in the Senate, and we were able to put more work “behind the scenes” into some of the bills we hope…

Last week in the General Assembly in Raleigh we: Honored the 105th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Arrow, the scouting honor society; had many discussions on the gas tax issue and saw the Senate pass a bill stabilizing the gas tax; and heard the…

During the last two and a half sessions I have provided this weekly update for publication in our local newspapers, as well as distribution on my website and email list. Others pass it along via their own email networks, frequently within their communities and political groups. The feedback has been very positive with people generally…

While snow flurries dusted towns north of Raleigh, there was a flurry of activity last week in the halls of the General Assembly in Raleigh. Legislators were preparing bills for introduction, Legislative Assistants were sorting through mail from citizens and lobbying groups, and lobbyists were working the halls and offices with renewed enthusiasm. It was…

Last week was the final week of the 2013 -2014 session. The only thing that can bring us back is a special session called by the Governor. The session this year lasted from mid-May until last Wednesday, August 20th. We had hoped to be finished by July 4th, but negotiations on the budget and other…