A bipartisan veto-proof majority in the state House on Wednesday passed a budget that cuts wasteful spending, slashes taxes, and protects classroom teachers and other vital state services. It’s the first step in a new, responsible era of North Carolina state government – one that lives within its means and manages the people’s money without gouging them for higher taxes. … Read More
Senate Passes Ethen’s Law With Bipartisan Support
The Senate passed Ethen’s Law with support from all but four senators to ensure the rights of the most innocent victims, unborn children. After years of failed attempts of passing Ethen’s law under Democratic leadership, the newly Republican controlled Senate voted overwhelmingly to protect the lives of unborn victims of crime. Even after various attempts by Democrats to create protections … Read More
State Health Plan Overhaul
The Senate voted to override another one of Governor Perdue’s vetoes. This time she vetoed Senate Bill 265, the common sense reform of the State Health Plan that has a $500 million shorftall looming. The proposals in SB 265 were nearly identical to those in her budget, yet she chose to cave to her political base and vetoed it. She … Read More
State Senate Takes Field Trip…
On Tuesday, April 12, Senator Meredith and the rest of the Senators walked across the street to the State Capitol in remembrance of the Halifax Resolves. This was the 235th anniversary of the resolution adopted by the Fourth Provincial Congress of the Province of North Carolina on April 12, 1776, during the American Revolution. This resolution helped pave the way … Read More