Two state legislators from Orange County spoke to WCHL recently about what to expect from the upcoming session of the General Assembly, which resumes Wednesday.
Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt says during the last legislative session, some members of the General Assembly declared war on North Carolina’s cities.
Seven General Assembly candidates, all but one of them Democrats, answered questions and gave brief campaign speeches to an audience at NC Central University Wednesday night.
Rep. Verla Insko, a Democrat from Orange County District 56, says she could not vote for the House budget, even though she says it’s preferable to what she called the “Draconian” Senate budget.
The short session of the North Carolina General Assembly begins Wednesday. Three state legislators from Orange County, all Democrats, spoke recently with WCHL about their expectations for this session.
A bipartisan panel of four state legislators listened to teachers, parents, and students voice their frustrations about low teacher pay, in front of a packed auditorium at Culbreth Middle School on Monday night.