State Senators approved a third continuing resolution for the budget Wednesday to keep government operating while they figure out a way to balance the 2009-10 spending plan.
HB 102, like the previous continuing resolutions, does not provide a deadline date.
In each previous case, the House has added a closing date.
The House clerk’s office says they have [...]

RALEIGH, N.C.  – The North Carolina State Bar has filed a complaint alleging state Rep. Nick Mackey failed to file on time federal and state income tax returns earlier this decade.
The bar’s complaint against the Mecklenburg County Democrat released Tuesday also contends Mackey lied on his bar exam application.
The complaint alleges he failed to disclose [...]

WASHINGTON  – A group of Democrats want states to ban texting while driving or face cuts in highway funds, citing the need to reduce driver distraction and potential highway deaths and injuries.
“When drivers have their eyes on their cell phones instead of the road, the results can be dangerous and even deadly,” said Sen. Charles [...]

BRISTOL, Va. – A crowd of more than 200 protesters opposed to President Obama’s health care overhaul have gathered outside a Kroger supermarket in Bristol, Va., awaiting the president’s arrival for a town hall meeting.
Some held signs reading, “Obamacare is political malpractice” and “Keep your hands off my health care.”
The Wednesday protest drew people from [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. – Gov. Bev Perdue joined health leaders from across North Carolina to attend President Barack Obama’s health care forum at Broughton High School in Raleigh.
The governor invited representatives from the state’s leading health care organizations, including hospitals, research institutions, advocates and minority groups, to attend the event with her.
“I applaud the president for [...]

WASHINGTON  – Republican Sen. Richard Burr says he will vote against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
The North Carolina senator says he is troubled by the judge’s decisions in cases where she “appears to have relied on something other than well-settled law” to make her decision. He says he is afraid she cannot [...]

Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina taxpayers got a break last week when Gov. Bev Perdue scuttled legislators’ $980 million tax-increase package.
Perdue opposed the deal because it was both unfair to working families and failed to protect public education. Her power to veto the budget killed the package. Perdue’s opposition sent legislative leaders in search of another solution [...]

Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery
Town Hall in Raleigh, North Carolina
July 29, 2009
It is wonderful to be back in Raleigh and back in North Carolina, a community and a state that has been so good to me. And I don’t kid myself. I know why.  It’s because I always travel with [...]

PHOENIX  – For sale: historic buildings with reliable tenants.
Arizona lawmakers, desperate for cash, are considering selling the House and Senate buildings, then leasing them back over several years before assuming ownership again.
Dozens of other state buildings may also be sold off and leased back as the state grapples with a huge budget deficit.
Under the complex [...]