North Carolina House Minority Leader and District 54 Representative Robert Reives spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, May 2. He discussed the start of the General Assembly’s short session. He discussed some controversial bills being moved through the state Senate, while the house pays hurry up and wait. He talked about some areas where there may be bipartisan support, including in bolstering child care and affordable housing. He also spoke about the idea of “investing in people,” and what that could look like for the state legislature, and more.

Robert’s Rules is a regular discussion with North Carolina House Minority Leader Rep. Robert Reives. He updates us on the latest from General Assembly in Raleigh, the campaign trail, and the issues most important to the greater Chatham community.

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