Tag: Bev Perdue

By Stephen, on June 24, 2011

I admit it, I was a skeptic.  This whole … Read more

By Stephen, on June 10, 2011

That is about the best way I can describe it. The crossover deadline here at the Legislature has come and gone and fortunately (or unfortunately) I was afforded ringside seats for most of it.

By Stephen, on June 3, 2011

Few things happen quickly at the Legislature. Debates on seemingly noncontroversial bills can last for hours on the House floor. Committee meetings are hardly ever short, even when there are only a few bills to discuss. And above all else, budgets take forever to pass. Or so it used to be.

By Stephen, on May 23, 2011

Priorities differ at the Legislature, which can often lead to long debates and infighting. Keeping everyone on message is critical to efficiently running the Speaker’s Office. But effectively coordinating the priorities of all 67 Republican members of the NC House, or at minimum the 61 needed to guarantee bill passage, for an entire session is as likely as pigs sprouting wings and flying. Fortunately, Speaker Thom Tillis has a drawer full of winged piglets within easy reach.