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for "North Carolina. General Assembly--Laws and legislation"
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34178
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The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed a bill establishing certain violations of environmental laws as felonies. The House Bill 1177, Penalties for Environmental Crimes, includes higher penalties than earlier proposed and adds the term “willfully committed” to language describing acts to be considered environmental crimes.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 265, Sept/Oct 1990,
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34164
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The 1989 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly considered a host of environmentally related bills and passed a number that could have significant effects on water quantity and quality statewide. Legislation pertain to solid waste, a state water supply plan, watershed classification, stormwater runoff, and erosion control.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 259, Sept/Oct 1989,
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31584
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On January 12, the North Carolina General Assembly is expected to consider many critical, far-reaching issues. Among the issues are constitutional amendments granting the governor veto power and permitting gubernatorial succession, capital punishment, utilities reform, various reforms in the state’s criminal justice system, ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and highway construction.
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27267
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On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union’s request was granted for a preliminary injunction against a part of North Carolina’s House Bill 2, heading off any potential enforcement of the law's bathroom provision until a ruling is obtained following the November trial. The U.S. District Court is skeptical of the state’s defense.
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34175
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A conference committee of the North Carolina General Assembly convened on May 21 to consider a bill that would allow the Environmental Management Commission additional time to adopt water supply classifications and management requirements and classify all existing watersheds. The legislature also considered bills that would allow the collection of fees to help support state and local environmental services.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 264, July/Aug 1990,
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30100
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There are several bills and referendums being shown through North Carolina General Assembly during this legislative session. As part of the Revenue Bill review, a decision on a tax on wine has been postponed, while a new emergency war bonus may be provided monthly if available. The Post-War Reserve Fund is being built up to a mandatory $20,000,000, while the referendum on the sale of alcoholic beverages has been declared dead for the session. In addition to the question of how much funds are to be given for schools, educational districts and a business manager are expected to be installed. Little has been done to move forward with the Medical Care, Medical School and Hospitalization Program since a report was delivered on the State's needs last session.
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30139
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The first four weeks of the 1951 North Carolina General Assembly have produced some headlines. In addition to recommendations from the Budget Commission, Governor Kerr Scott suggested proposals for increasing the budget for teacher salary increases, permanent improvements, civilian defense, new hospitals, a psychiatric wing for the UNC Hospital, and a poultry laboratory at State College. Labor legislation also included a proposal for minimum wage for certain industries.
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34300
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One piece of environmental legislation that failed to win approval in the 1999 session of the General Assembly was a bill aimed at correcting problems with the law establishing North Carolina’s Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Program. The major problem with the legislation is that it essentially sets up circumstances under which all dry-cleaning solvent cleanups would be funded by the State’s Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Fund but provides revenue for the fund that is far short of what will be needed. Legislative changes proposed repealing insurance requirements, but because this solution would divert money from the General Fund, the proposed legislation failed.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 319, Sept/Oct 1999,
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30878
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While the North Carolina legislature is discussing the right of local taxing authorities over classification of real and personal property taxation, other issues are both moving along and stalling. Adoption of amendments to employment security laws and minimum wage bills have been adopted, while highway safety measures and excise taxes are sleeping.
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28995
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North Carolina’s House Bill 2 mandated that transgenders use public bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificates, rather than their gender identities. It also blocked local governments from passing anti-discrimination ordinances. Newly elected Governor Roy Cooper just signed House Bill 142 to repeal House Bill 2.
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17528
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The General Assembly of North Carolina was busy during the 1951 session. It took care of the necessary items of business such as the Revenue an Appropriations Act, new state policies in such fields as gasoline tax, and it passed a large number of bills clarifying or modifying existing state policy. The General Assembly also found time to set the salaries of sheriffs, prohibit the killing of birds in certain counties, amend election laws, and fix the salary of a courthouse janitor.
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30118
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The 1945 North Carolina General Assembly made major adjustments to tax laws particularly in regards to the taxation of insurance companies which included rewriting provisions to gross premiums. Changes also included credit given to those pursuing higher education, allowances for dependents in institutions, no sales tax on seed and stock food, and credit allowed for franchise taxes.
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27146
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HB 1086, the Refugee Resettlement Act, would allow local governments to request a moratorium on new refugees by passing a simple resolution stating that resettling refugees into their area would be bad. That request would then be forwarded to the North Carolina Refugee Assistance Program and federal level.
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17200
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Abbott discusses the various bills brought to the General Assembly in 1943 that did not pass. These bills were related to a wide manner of subjects, from liquor and wine; labor and trade; pensions and retirement to taxation; law enforcement; state institutions and education to name a few.
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27423
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House Bill 2, the controversial anti-LGBTQ law, has cost North Carolina millions of dollars. Corporations and event organizers have decided to pull out of the state in protest, culminating in announcements last week that the NCAA and the ACC were moving their championship games out of North Carolina.
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