Posts Tagged ‘Transportation’
Iler questions South Carolina planning for Brunswick County transportation
Last Tuesday, July 10th, while attending a meeting at the St. James Town Hall, I was shocked to find that a Metropolitan Planning Organization from Myrtle Beach is going to have a role in transportation planning for southern Brunswick County. The biggest concern besides state sovereignty issues was the lack of information from the NC…
Read MoreLegislative 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 – 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 – Apr. 11, 2011
Last week in Raleigh was known as much for interesting committee hearings as for the historical legislation that came to the floor of the House. On Tuesday, the House Transportation Committee, which I was chairing, heard many speakers on House Bill 422 – No High-Speed Rail Money From Federal Gov’t – This bill would not…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Apr. 4, 2011
Last week in Raleigh was notable for the long debates on several bills. This started Monday night with House Bill 129 – Level Playing Field/Local Gov’t Competition. When a local town or county gets into the business of providing digital broadband as one of its services to their citizens, this bill provides that they have…
Read MoreRep. Frank Iler announces committee assignments
Representative Frank Iler has been named to the following committees for the 2011-12 legislative session: Appropriations Education Election Law Environment Transportation Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation. Rep. Iler will serve as Co-Chair of the Transportation Committee.
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