Legislative Updates

With the North Carolina General Assembly being officially out of session, all of our time is spent in committee meetings and events both in Raleigh and back in our home districts.  Last week I attended plenty of both, we met with our transportation oversight committee in Raleigh, and I had meetings with groups and individuals…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly we were not in session, but we had many committee meetings in Raleigh, two of which I am a member, I had a chance to meet with the Speaker of the House, and I had time for meetings back home in the district. On Wednesday the House…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly we passed the bill known as the “class size fix” for elementary schools, we continued to hold dozens of committee meetings, I was able to attend meetings back here in the district and candidate filing started all over the state. After filing for office Monday, I left…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly we had a one day session with committee meetings and votes on the class size bill, we had movement in the Senate on the GenX/Emerging contaminants bill, and I was also able to attend some meetings in the district. Monday of last week we were informed that…

Last week the General Assembly almost shut down due to 6 inches of snow in Raleigh. However, I was able to bring some of it here to Brunswick County. Tuesday we had a distinguished visitor from the N.C. House education leadership, Representative Craig Horn of Union County.  Rep. Horn is Chairman of the House Education…

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly we passed a major clean water bill in the House of Representatives, we had several oversight committees, including Transportation, and I opened the first local District Office in memory by a State Representative in Brunswick County. On Wednesday of last week, the General Assembly, both House and…

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was unusual for what was happening both inside and outside the legislative buildings.  Although I had only one meeting to attend, it seemed to take two days on the calendar.   On Wednesday the weather reports were warning of a serious snow and ice event for eastern…

The last three weeks it has seemed as if we are in session in Raleigh, with committees meeting every few days.  Since Thanksgiving, I have had meetings on transportation, education, river water quality, and other environmental issues. The last week in November, the House Select Committee on NC River Quality held our last meeting of…

Last week was another week of committee meetings at the North Carolina General Assembly, as well as community events and meetings.  I had two transportation committees and two other transportation events, and other civic and veterans’ events.  Monday was a full day, with a tour of the N.C. Port at Wilmington, followed by the House…

With all the committees meeting the past two weeks at the North Carolina General Assembly, it seems almost like we are in session.  The last week in October, I had two official meetings in Raleigh, one in Carolina Shores, and several political meetings back here in the district.  Then, last week, we had one Raleigh…