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This Week's Political News Briefing   NCCBI's influence in state politics -- that is,
the influence of 2,000 members that we collectively exert
-- is on the line over passage of the $3.1 billion bond
issue for higher education facilities and over a
constitutional referendum on legislative session limits.
It is critical that NCCBI members get involved in
supporting both these issues.* Read the Member Alert, contact your legislator  The State Utilities
Commission on Wednesday approved a request by CP&L
and the Albemarle-Pamlico Economic Development Corp. -- a
consortium of 14 Northeastern North Carolina counties --
to use $38 million in state bond money to begin offering
natural gas service in that part of the state. The
commission granted a certificate of public convenience
and necessity to Eastern North Carolina Natural Gas Co.
LLC, the venture created by CP&L and the counties.
The commission authorized a 12.1 percent profit margin
for the entity.* Economic development news Officials at the
U.S. Department of Labor are irate that Congress is again
stepping in to control the agency's rush to adopt
national ergonomic workplace rules. The agency isn't
commenting publicly on last week's vote by the House
Appropriations Committee to bar the agency from spending
a nickel to implement ergonomics rules during the coming
fiscal year. However, insiders are saying that the agency
is attempting to persuade the White House to get into the
fray. The House panel voted 32-22, largely along party
lines, to adopt an amendment to the Labor appropriations
bill offered by Cong. Anne Northrup of Kentucky that
says: "None of the funds made available in this act
my be used by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration to promulgate, issue, implement,
administer, or enforce any proposed, temporary, or final
standard on ergonomic protection." * Federal government news briefs Rep. Cherie Berry
(R-Catawba) defeated China Grove Alderman John Miller in
Tuesday's GOP primary run-off for state Labor
Commissioner, while Guilford County tobacco farmer Steve
Troxler defeated Durham agribusiness consultant Tom
Davidson in the run-off for state Agriculture Commission.
Turnout of Republican voters in the second primary was
barely 5 percent statewide. Not a single voter went to
the polls in Currituck, Macon and Montgomery counties,
and 100 or fewer GOP voters bothered to go to the polls
in several other counties.* State government news briefs You are NCCBI member |
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