Assembly opens with fast, is sue oriented session in Raleigh
The North Carolina General Assembly began a quick, issue driven session. Leaders Blue and Barnes urged swift work and fiscal restraint while prioritizing workplace safety, state employee pay raises, and bond issues for public schools. Gaston lawmakers backed bills on income tax updates, safety regulation, and presidential ballot access.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Appropriations
House
Senate
Dan Blue
Blue
Gaston
Vernon Abernethy
W.W. “Dub” Dickson
Gamble pushes to put Perot on North Carolina ballot
Rep. John Gamble seeks to convince the General Assembly to amend the 1967 election law to allow Ross Perot to appear on the ballot. The move faces legislative hurdles as the state reconsiders ballot access rules.
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Raleigh
John Gamble
Ross Perot
Gamble
General Assembly
Surprise rate hike roils GMH budget meeting in Gastonia
A three hour session at Gaston Memorial Hospital ended with a 12.75 percent rate increase for 1992 93, though discussions touched on 14 percent. The hike would raise about 386 000 toward a 4 8 million profit to rescue a county funded public health clinic for the poor planned to open July 1. Board members clashed as details leaked and questions about profit parity and clinic funding rose, with calls for more financial support to prevent failure.
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Gastonia
Gaston Memorial Hospital
GMH
Jesse Yarborough
Wayne Shovelin
Southern accent seen as mostly positive by Southerners
The UNC Chapel Hill poll shows 82 percent in the South like the accent, up from 68 percent in a 35 year old Gallup poll. Reed notes changes in how the South is viewed and that the accent now signals more positive associations for whites, Southerners, lifelong residents, and rural dwellers.
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University of North Carolina At
South
George Gallup
John Shelton Reed
UNC
New Southern Focus
Rates Raised by 12.75 Percent for Hospital Rooms
The hospital plans a 12.75 percent rate increase rather than 12 percent. Daily room rates rise from 233 to 262.70 dollars. 1GMH expects admissions surgeries and births to rebound to 1988 89 levels after years of decline. Each paying patient will cover 43 cents to offset Medicare Medicaid and non paying patients.
Government approves first genetically engineered tomato Flavr Savr
Walnut Creek California AP reports Calgene Inc gains government go ahead Tuesday to market the Flavr Savr tomato the first whole genetically altered food for U S grocery stores. Engineers aim to keep tomatoes ripe longer across long shipments and resist rotting. Other biotech goals include corn soybeans and potatoes with longer freshness higher yields and pest or drought resistance.
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Walnut Creek
Calif
Dan Wagster
Calgene Inc
California
U.S
Wagster
Davis Office
Richard D. Godown
Industrial Biotechnology Association
Supreme Court opens door to mail order tax
The Supreme Court ruled Congress may allow states to tax mail order sales, a move that could yield billions for state treasuries and affect catalog companies. Lawmakers anticipate action but cite no immediate plans. Rep. Byron Dorgan is expected to push the effort amid opposition from anti tax factions.
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Supreme Court
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D-N.d
Dorgan
Chet Dalzell
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