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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 5.01.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 54th Legislative Day Wednesday, May 1, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker LOCAL FOR CONCURRENCE HB 555 Senate Committee Substitute - Ramsey and Moffitt (Primary Sponsors) - DESIGN-BUILD/BUNCOMBE. (Senate Committee Substitute) (2nd Edition) CALENDAR FOR ADOPTION HR 866 Martin,...
NCGA Senate Calendar 5.01.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 54 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL...
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.30.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 53 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
Monday, April 29, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 4.30.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 53rd Legislative Day Tuesday, April 30, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor this bill until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday) HB 1005 Burr - STANLY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION. CALENDAR ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORT SB 117 Conference Report - Gunn, Daniel and Randleman (Primary Sponsors) - LILY'S LAW....
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Sarah Palin is Very Upset..
From her Facebook, Yuk it up media and pols. While America is buried in taxes and a fight for our rights, the permanent political class in DC dresses up and has a prom to make fun of themselves. No need for that, we get the real joke. yes she wasn’t invite so she is trashing the Dinner.. However you know if she was invited she would be bragging all about it.. Showing off the grown she would be wearing.. So Palin just cry us a river,, That #WHCD...
How long before the first counterfeit is made??
New, high-tech $100 bill coming in October NBC News: After a three-year hiatus, the US Federal Reserve says redesigned $100 bills will be ATMs and banks on October 8. The new bill will have several features the Fed says will make life difficult for counterfeiters, but should help retailers identify fakes. They include a blue, 3-D security ribbon embedded with images of bells that change to the number 100 when you tilt the note back and forth....
McCrory to Replace NC Board of Elections Over his involvement in Sweepstakes Money
1 day after NC Elections Bd says it will probe donations to McCrory by sweepstakes mogul, he clears the board: bit.ly/17nFP1P #ncga RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory on Friday evening announced he was replacing all members of the State Board of Elections. The appointments take effect Wednesday – just as an investigation into political contributions made to McCrory and other top Republicans’ officeholders’ campaigns is getting underway. Three Republicans and two Democrats will replace the current three-Democrat, two-Republican board. The board’s majority...
Friday, April 26, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 4.29.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 52nd Legislative Day Monday, April 29, 2013 House Convenes at 4:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker CALENDAR NONE COMMITTEE MEETINGS...
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.29.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Monday, April 29, 2013 Senate Convenes - 7:00 p.m. Legislative Day 52 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER Captain Whitney H. Morton The Salvation Army Pamlico and Craven Counties, NC-Corps JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES INTRODUCTIONS...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
NC NAACP President Statement After House Passed Voter Suppression Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 April 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 4.25.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 51st Legislative Day Thursday, April 25, 2013 House Convenes at 12:00 Noon Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Friday) HR 1003 Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House - HONOR WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY'S FOOTBALL TEAM. HB 1004 Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House - TOWN OF ABERDEEN MULTIFAMILY...
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.25.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Thursday, April 25, 2013 Senate Convenes - 12:00 p.m. Legislative Day 51 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES INTRODUCTIONS MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...
Students Today Protest the Voter Id Act at the NCGA
From Ncaidsaction twitter feed, Truth written on their lips.....
Backpacks Banned From Kentucky Derby
This is only the beginning.. Today Backpacks, Tomorrow Fannie packs ...
National and State NAACP Leaders Speak Out on Oppressive North Carolina Agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24 April 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jamie Phillips, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700 Contact: Jessica Neal 202-559-9618 jneal@naacpnet.org National and State NAACP Leaders Speak Out on Oppressive North Carolina Agenda...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.24.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 50 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES INTRODUCTIONS MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...
NCGA House 4.24.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 50th Legislative Day Wednesday, April 24, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker CALENDAR FOR ADOPTION HR 303 Howard, Setzer, Cleveland and L. Hall (Primary Sponsors) - HONOR MARINE CORPS & VMFA-312. (Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) (1st Edition) HR 572 Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House- NC EXTENSION AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ANNIVERSARY....
NC NAACP Statement at News Conference with Clergy Standing Against Voter Suppression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 April 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jamie Phillips, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700 Statement by the North Carolina NAACP Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President NC General Assembly Press Room, Raleigh, NC April 22, 2013 10:00 am Joined by a group of twenty diverse clergy and theologians The voter suppression bill,...
Students Walk Out on NC Voter ID Bill | NC NAACP
April, 2013 - In this video, Republican House Rep. Michael Speciale interrupts NC NAACP President William J. Barber, II as he presents expert testimony to the North Carolina House Selection Committee on Elections. A week later, as amendment after amendment is shot down in committee, students in attendance at the meeting walk out in protest and voice their opposition to the Voter ID bill....
Facebook won’t allow this image, I wonder why???
It was posted yesterday on the Being Liberal fan page, and was up for less than six hours before it was removed by Facebook team....
Email Share: Tell your Senator to Pee in Cup first
Yesterday, the North Carolina Senate passed a bill requiring applicants of the welfare program known as WorkFirst to first pay for, and then pass, a drug test before enrolling in the program. Needless to say, we were pretty pee-ed off this morning.But the good news is this bill is not law yet. With your help, we can send a strong message to our lawmakers. You can send a pee cup to your State Senator with a small $8 donation to Action NC. This state gives money to many groups of people, including our elected officials and corporate executives, who...
Monday, April 22, 2013
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.23.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 49 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES INTRODUCTIONS MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...
NCGA House Calendar 4.23.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 49th Legislative Day Tuesday, April 23, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker CALENDAR FOR ADOPTION HR 668 Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House- HONOR TOWN OF DALLAS ON 150TH ANNIVERSARY. (Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) (1st Edition) HR 690 Szoka, Glazier, Lucas and Floyd (Primary Sponsors) - HONOR TERRY SANFORD HIGH SCHOOL. (Rules,...
Sunday, April 21, 2013
NC Religious Leaders and NC NAACP To Issue Moral Call to Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 April 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 For Media Assistance: Rob Stephens, Field Secretary, 336-577-9335 "What does the Lord require of you? Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God."-Micah 6:8 "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,...
Press Release: Brian Brown Introduces Vouchers Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Uriah Ward Phone: 252-565-2038 Email: UriahWard@yahoo.com BRIAN BROWN INTRODUCES VOUCHERS BILL NC House member...
House Republican’s Propose To End 40 Hour Work Week Law
House Republican’s Propose To End 40 Hour Work Week Law House Republicans have introduced a bill that would end the 40-hour work week, dismantling an important component of the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 and hurting middle-class families across the country. Sponsored by Rep. Martha Roby (AL), the dubiously-titled “Working Families Flexibility Act” (H.R. 1406) would remove the requirement that employers pay a cash premium for overtime work and instead allow them to offer employees compensatory time off. The effect would be an FLSA...
Friday, April 19, 2013
NC State Rep Mike Stone is a Bully, he doesn’t like the truth about him to be aired on College Radio..
A Lee County community college stopped airing a radio talk show this month after a state lawmaker took issue with an online post a radio host wrote criticizing the lawmaker. A legislative assistant for State Rep. Mike Stone, wrote the president of Central Carolina Community College on April 3 asking what the school’s affiliation was with “The Rant,” a weekly radio show hosted by three former Sanford-area journalists on the college’s FM radio station...
NC NAACP Reacts to two voting bills: Voter Suppression vs. Voter Empowerment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 April 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jamie Phillips, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700 RALEIGH - In the face of unconstitutional, discriminatory...
Open letter to Governor McCrory and State Legislators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 April 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jamie Phillips, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700 Moral and Religious Leaders...
NCGA House Calendar 4.22.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 48th Legislative Day Monday, April 22, 2013 House Convenes at 7:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday) HJR 999 Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House - LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION/STUDY BUILDING CODE ISSUES. HB 1000 Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House - WORKERS' COMPENSATION/FIREFIGHTER...
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.22.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Monday, April 22, 2013 Senate Convenes - 7:00 p.m. Legislative Day 48 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES INTRODUCTIONS MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Oh, no he didn’t! Oh, yes he did
UNBRIDLED ARROGANCE: This needs to be Shared with every North Carolinian you know. Moments after State Senator Tommy Tucker (R-Union) railroaded a bill through committee that would let local governments STOP notifying the public about crucial government activities in the local newspaper, Tucker told an NC newspaper publisher: “I am the senator. You are the citizen. You need to be quiet.” Read more about the meeting and bill here: http://bit.ly/12m4a6R....
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
NCGA House 4.17.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 46th Legislative Day Wednesday, April 17, 2013 House Convenes at 3:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday) HB 945 Farmer-Butterfield - FUNDS/ENFORCE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAWS. HB 946 B. Brown,...
NCGA Senate 4.17.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 46 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED...
EQUALITY NC ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STUART CAMPBELL
RALEIGH, N.C., APRIL 15, 2011– Equality NC and its Board of Directors announced today that Stuart Campbell, the organization’s executive director since 2011, will be leaving the organization sometime in early summer. Campbell led the state’s premier lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization during its high-profile 2011-2012 campaign against Amendment One, North Carolina’s constitutional ban on marriage equality. “I leave Equality NC with an incredible sense of pride in the movement we have built during what could...
Monday, April 15, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 4.16.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 45th Legislative Day Tuesday, April 16, 2013 House Convenes at 2:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday) HB 943 Torbett - THE NC SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT. HB 944 Bryan, B. Brown,...
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.16.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Senate Convenes - 2:00 p.m. Legislative Day 45 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER Pastor Mark Walker Lawndale Baptist Church Greensboro, North Carolina JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION...
Friday, April 12, 2013
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.15.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Monday, April 15, 2013 Senate Convenes - 7:00 p.m. Legislative Day 44 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER Dr. Michael T. Whitson, Sr. First Baptist Church of Indian Trail Indian Trail, North Carolina JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES...
BILL HAS GONE AND DONE IT AGAIN...
From Facebook, They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English. I can't even talk the way these people talk: Why you ain't, Where you is, What he drive, Where he stay, Where he work, Who you be... And I blamed the kid until I heard the mother talk. And then I heard the father talk. Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth. In fact you will never get any kind of job making a decent living. People marched and were hit in the face with...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
NCGA House Calendar 4.15.2013
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf HOUSE CALENDAR 44th Legislative Day Monday, April 15, 2013 House Convenes at 7:00 P.M. Thom Tillis, Speaker INTRODUCED BILLS (Reminder: Members may electronically cosponsor these bills until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday) HB 847 Moffitt, Ramsey and Fisher (Primary Sponsors) - MISSION FOUNDATION SPECIAL PLATE. HB 848 McGrady, Fulghum, Harrison and Glazier (Primary Sponsors) - NC TOXIC-FREE KIDS ACT. HJR 849 ...
NCGA Senate Calendar 4.15.2013
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website. http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 SESSION SENATE CALENDAR Monday, April 15, 2013 Senate Convenes - 7:00 p.m. Legislative Day 44 CALL TO ORDER Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President PRAYER Dr. Michael T. Whitson, Sr. First Baptist Church of Indian Trail Indian Trail, North Carolina JOURNAL APPROVAL RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES...
The GOP at NCGA wants gifts aka bribes
Raleigh, N.C. — A veteran Republican House lawmaker has filed a proposal to allow lobbyists to once again give unreported gifts to state lawmakers in North Carolina. House Bill 640, filed by Rep. Robert Brawley, R-Iredell, would roll back many of the ethics reforms passed by state lawmakers in the wake of the House Speaker Jim Black scandal of 2006. This only proves how corrupt the NCGA Republicans are.. Now they want gifts and money from...
House Bill 589 Requiring Voter Photo ID is a Disguised Poll Tax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 April 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jamie Phillips, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700 A new tax is headed to North Carolina if House Bill 589 is passed next week. Under the bill, voters will be required to pay for a photo ID before voting. The bill claims to provide free photo IDs and birth...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Expert Testimony Delivered Before NC House Elections Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2013 For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137 Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700 Atty. Jamie Phillips, Public Policy...
