Posts Tagged ‘Forced Annexation’
Legislative Update from Frank Iler – May 21, 2012
The short session of the 2011-2012 General Assembly began last Wednesday. The daily sessions in the House were very short — about 20 minutes each — and no roll call votes were taken. The Senate, however, voted on annexation bills, which should be in the House this week. There were intense lobbying efforts in various…
Read MoreLegislative Update & Session Wrap-Up from Rep. Frank Iler – June 21, 2011
Just when we thought the legislative calendar couldn’t be fuller, our leadership decided that we would finish the long session last week. So the calendar filled up with more than 200 bills and we stayed six days instead of the usual four with some sessions lasting until midnight. The Tuesday session was the first to…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – May 23, 2011
As we arrived for the Monday night session last week in the House of Representatives, we noticed many visitors in the gallery wearing red shirts. We knew from months of experience with the issue of annexation that they were representatives of various groups against forced annexation. They had been present the previous Thursday when we…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – May 16, 2011
It was interesting last week in the House not having the budget to deal with. The budget bill, House Bill 200 – Appropriations Act of 2011, was in the Senate last week. Even after it was voted out of the House, everyone still wanted to question, criticize, and second-guess the allocation of funds we had…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – May 9, 2011
The top priority last week was again the budget. The budget bill, which was voted out of the House Appropriations committee the previous Wednesday, was taken up on the House floor on Tuesday. For the first time, the budget was on-line for public viewing for five days. After an eleven-hour floor session and over 40…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Apr. 25, 2011
Last week our time in Raleigh was shortened due to the tornado outbreak across the state. We were instructed to remain in our districts Monday, if needed, to assist with storm damage or help in networking with state agencies. Fortunately, our district was not hit like many to the north and west of us. Several…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Feb. 21, 2011
Each week at the General Assembly in February seems to be busier than the previous week. More bills are coming out of committee and to the House and Senate floor each day. Committees are meeting more frequently to get their work done. Last week began with Governor Perdue’s State of the State address on Monday…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Feb. 7, 2011
The second week of the 2011 session in the General Assembly became busy very quickly. While the Monday and Tuesday sessions were very short, there were meetings of all kinds with interest groups, constituents from Brunswick County, and lobbyists on all sides of the issues coming by to meet with us. On Wednesday, House Bill…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Jan. 31, 2011
by Rep. Frank Iler The first week in the General Assembly was only two days, beginning on Wednesday at 12:00 noon and the second session on Thursday, ending by 12:00 noon. However, the abbreviated week was offset by the historical weight of what was included in the two sessions. The first session of the Legislature…
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