Scouts take control of campaign reform plan
A trio led by former lieutenant governor Dennis Wicker proposes public financing of campaigns in North Carolina using tax credits and spending limits. They advocate a North Carolina Positive Campaigns Council to allocate free media time and set up debates, while urging limits on individual donor contributions and ensuring only positive ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Wicker
Roy Cooper
Wib Gulley
North Carolina
U.S
Tenderfoots
Positive Campaigns Council
Freebie
Jesse Helms
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Jim Gardner
Martin Lancaster
Clinton
House approves drug eviction bill in North Carolina
North Carolina House Judiciary Committee approves a drug eviction bill aimed at ejecting drug dealers who terrorize tenants. Debate centers on potential misuse to evict people for illegal sexual acts, though sponsor and supporters insist the measure targets drug-related threats to health and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Blue
D-Wake
North Carolina
Fountain Odom
Dmecklenburg
House approves measure to end cash bail bonds
Raleigh AP House approves bill to replace cash bonds with surety bonds and allow release for 15 percent bail bondsman fee. The measure passed 87 to 19, restoring provisions once eliminated, prompting concerns that large cash bonds for drug cases would shift to bondsmen and collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Raleigh
Senate
New Jersey
Bob Hensley
D-Wake
Hensley
Lawmakers weigh optional sales tax for school building bonds
In Raleigh a House committee revived a bill letting counties fund school construction with an optional 1 percent sales tax, amid debate over local control versus tax increases. Supporters note rising class sizes and demand for classrooms, while opponents warn of higher taxes. House Finance Committee pushed the measure toward full House action.
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Raleigh
House
Leo Daughtry
R-Johnston
Harlan Boyles
Daughtry
Wake County
House Finance Committee
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