North Carolina House lawmakers are pushing forward a bill to study whether larger public school districts would function better as smaller ones. Lawmakers in the House K-12 Education Committee considered the measure,House Bill 82, on Tuesday. The bill would create a study commission to evaluate ...
Under the bill, the extra benefits would expire 30 days after the bill became law. “We want to make sure our economy is not lagging behind,” said Rep. Jason Saine, a Lincoln County Republican shepherding the measure, pointing out that Tennessee, Georgia and South ...
Courtney Geels, grassroots director for the socially conservative group North Carolina Values Coalition, said the bill is “a significant compromise in the pro-life community, but it is an excellent step in the right direction.” Republicans also proposed spending in the bill at least $160 mi...
A co-author of a Senate bill to clean up coal ash ponds at Duke Energy's North Carolina power plants said Thursday that his chamber would reject the House's competing version of the measure, requiring negotiators to forge a compromise....
Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, explains his support for the House version of Senate Bill 747.
Keep in mind that Illinois residents are saddled with some of the highest property taxes in the entire country when you read this from thePatch.comstory: The property’s storied history comes with a hefty tax bill. The Johnsons have paid about $50,000 annually in property taxes since a rea...
Rep. Pascrell had served as co-chair of the House Textile Caucus with Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) since 2013 and was an ardent fighter for the U.S. textile industry and beyond. In April, Congressman Pascrell championed...
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SUMMARY: The proposed House committee substitute removes the provisions of the bill that must be referred to the Appropriations Committee and modernizes the language of the statutes to make the statutes concise, intelligible, and easy to administer. The PCS does not make any material changes to ...
House Bill Extends Visa Deadline for Iraqi Translators