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Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Aug. 2, 2011
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was devoted almost entirely to voting to override the Governor’s veto on some of the key bills that we had passed and voting on the redistricting maps for the U.S. Congress, the N.C. House and N.C. Senate. There were actually few bills on which to vote, but…
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. 18, 2011
Being in Raleigh last week was like being in the eye of a hurricane. Bills were blowing through committees, coming to the House floor for heated debate, and moving back and forth from the House to the Senate and back. All the while, the Governor was vetoing three of our key bills in four days. …
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Mar. 14, 2011
The big news last week revolved around the possible override of the Governor’s veto of House Bill 2 – Protect Health Care Freedom, the hearing in the House Education Committee on Senate Bill 8 – No Cap on Charter Schools, and the impending passage in the Senate of Senate Bill 110 – Permit Terminal Groins.…
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. 14, 2011
The third week of the 2011 session in the General Assembly continued to be very busy. Appropriations sub-committees, all six of them, began meeting with their full memberships every morning, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. They are joint meetings with the Senate, so Senator Rabon and I are both in the Transportation meeting as vice-chairs of…
Read More100 Days That Will Change North Carolina
The plan below was developed by Rep. Paul Stam, the Republican leader in the N.C. House of Representatives. If elected to a full term in the N.C. House, I will support this plan and work for its implementation. – Frank Iler North Carolina‘s state government must reduce costs and regulation on business, large and small,…
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