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How Laws Are Made | Chuck McGrady
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How Laws Are Made. County Board of Elections. Blue Ridge Humane Society. How Laws Are Made. Laws of the state of North Carolina, known as General Statutes. Are made by the General Assembly. The North Carolina General Assembly. Conducts its business in the Legislative Building. Located in the state’s capital of Raleigh. The 2017-2018 Session convened on January 11. The General Assembly is a “bicameral” legislature meaning that it’s made up of two bodies: the House of Representatives. Which has 120 members.
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Justice | Chuck McGrady
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How Laws Are Made. County Board of Elections. Blue Ridge Humane Society. Getting Tough on Gang-Related Crimes. March 23, 2017. A proposal to get tougher on gang-related crimes passed in the House today by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 109 to 4. The bill’s sponsors believe that it’s a fundamental right of every person to be secure and protected from the fear, intimidation, and physical harm caused by the activities of criminal gangs. House Bill 138 will […]. Two Months and Ten Bills. March 16, 2017.
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When Will You Pass a Budget? | Chuck McGrady
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How Laws Are Made. County Board of Elections. Blue Ridge Humane Society. When Will You Pass a Budget? August 6, 2015. Loosening the Gordian Knot. Two examples illustrate that. The House and Senate budgets agree on a range of increased spending for some programs, Pre-K education and the so-called Opportunity Scholarships. For example, but those additional funds aren’t flowing because we’re operating under a Continuing Resolution. A look back demonstrates that Democrats had the same problem. For exampl...
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Glossary of Terms | Chuck McGrady
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How Laws Are Made. County Board of Elections. Blue Ridge Humane Society. Legislation enacted into law. A bill that has passed both houses of the legislature, been enrolled, ratified, signed by the governor or passed over the governor’s office, and printed. It is a permanent measure, having the force of law until repealed. Termination of a session for that day, with the hour and day of the next meeting being set. Final termination of a regular or special legislative session. An election in which candidate...
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North Carolina State Constitution | Chuck McGrady
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How Laws Are Made. County Board of Elections. Blue Ridge Humane Society. North Carolina State Constitution. That the great, general, and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, and that the relations of this State to the Union and government of the United States and those of the people of this State to the rest of the American people may be defined and affirmed, we do declare that:. Section 1. The equality and rights of persons. This State shall ever remain ...
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McGrady | Chuck McGrady
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How Laws Are Made. County Board of Elections. Blue Ridge Humane Society. The Week After the Repeal of HB2. April 7, 2017. Last week was so hectic, with legislators in and out of meetings and sessions to secure the votes for House Bill 142 the repeal of HB2, that legislators seemed exhausted this week even with looming bill-filing and crossover deadlines. Most activity occurred in committees where legislators pushed their bills through committees with the goal […]. The Repeal and Replacement of HB2. My ap...
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Crime | Chuck McGrady
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How Laws Are Made. County Board of Elections. Blue Ridge Humane Society. House Passes Kelsey Smith Act. March 29, 2017. Getting Tough on Gang-Related Crimes. March 23, 2017. Raising the Age in North Carolina. March 9, 2017. Yesterday, Representative McGrady introduced legislation in the House that seeks to reform the way that juvenile offenders are treated under the state’s criminal justice system. House Bill 280, The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act (colloquially known as the Raise the Age Bill ) r...
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