Privacy advocates denounce H B 113 open records bill
The North Carolina House passed H B 113 by 109 to zero, seeking to deny access to criminal justice records to anyone soliciting business. Critics call it unconstitutional and an open records restriction, urging Senate action and a defeat to protect the public’s right to know.
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State House
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Rep
Daughtry
House
Senate
Rep. Daughtry
Bar Association
North Carolina Press Association
Freedom Communications Inc
Sun Journal
Roy Cooper
Cash
Craven, Jones and Pamlico Counties
Extremist label debate swirls over Foster nomination
Orange County Register questions whether branding opponents as extremists helps Democrats back Henry Foster for surgeon general. The piece critiques reliance on labels over policy power and asks who truly drives political advantage.
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Henry Foster
al Gore
Congress
Orange County
Santa Ana
Calif
Budget proposal signals increases despite downsizing rhetoric
John Hood argues Gov. Jim Hunt’s 1996 97 budget boosts total spending with limited cuts. He highlights pork barrel projects, a large industrial recruitment fund, and department consolidations while urging reductions in arts, agriculture, and government agencies. Hood says Hunt’s plan fails to truly downsize state government.
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Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Appropriations
Republican Party
North Carolina
Hunt
Raleigh Business Roundtable
Eastern North Carolina Agricultural Center
Martin County
Western Justice Academy
McDowell County
Commerce Department
Department of Administration
Human Relation Commission
North Carolina Board For Science and Technology
Council On the Status of Women
Department of Public Instruction
Department of Cultural Resources
N.C. Arts Council
Department of Agriculture
Ers
Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Penciling in conservative litmus tests for 96 GOP picks
Paul Greenberg outlines a conservative litmus test for each potential 1996 GOP candidate. He rates Lamar Alexander Pat Buchanan Dick Cheney Bob Dole Phil Gramm Jack Kemp Dan Quayle and Pete Wilson on positions from abortion to immigration and party unity, urging Reaganesque style and decisive positives.
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Adam Meyerson
The
Heritage Foundation
Heritage
Kate O’beire
GOP
Lamar Alexander
Pat Buchanan
Dick Cheney
Bob Dole
Phil Gramm
Jack Kemp
Dan Quayle
Pete Wilson
Ike
Meyerson
Congress
Jefferson
Tennssee
Indiana
Richard Lugar
United States
Newt Gingrich
Panama
Ronald Reagan
Paul Greenberg
Arkansas Democrat- Gazette
Little Rock
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John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Judy Zimmerman
Jerry Wicks
Freedom Newspaper
Foster
Bizarro
Rolcom
By Dan Piraro
Tarzans Leiter
John Hood
John Locke Foundation
John
Cheney
Kemp
Quayle
Gretench
Lhom Bacon
Eisenhower
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