Dons Daily News

Amended bill would open ethics hearings

The News and Observer

Under the Dome

Dan Kane and Barbara Barrett, Staff Writers

House legislation that did some minor tinkering to the state ethics law appears to be the Senate's vehicle for a major makeover.

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Cooper to testify on child predators

The News and Observer

From staff reports

Attorney General Roy Cooper will testify today about the need for tougher laws to fight child predators.

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Energy bill amended

Winston-Salem Journal

It requires companies to conserve energy and use renewable sources

By James Romoser

State legislators added new environmental protections yesterday to a major energy bill, but they left intact a provision that would make it easier for power companies to build coal and nuclear power plants.

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Conservationists seek cash for undeveloped land
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Conservationists are looking to raise more money to buy up farmland before it falls into the hands of developers who want to expand urban areas.

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House says no to swine lakes

The News and Observer

Ban on new farms ends in September

Wade Rawlins, Staff Writer

The state House on Monday voted 108-0 to ban the construction of new waste lagoons on hog farms and set higher standards for new waste disposal systems.

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Easley releases schools money

Ashevile Citizen-Times

By Ashley Wilson
ASHEVILLE — Gov. Mike Easley ordered the state budget office to release up to $114.4 million on Friday to help schools prepare for the upcoming school year.

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New lineup rules pass

The News and Observer

Past injustices lead legislators to change the way witnesses make identifications

Titan Barksdale, Staff Writer

Misidentification by eyewitnesses helped lead to wrongful convictions and lengthy imprisonments for Darryl Hunt and Ronald Cotton, cases that have become familiar to many in North Carolina.

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Billboard owners win a round in Senate

The News and Observer

Dan Kane, Staff Writer

Motorists might have a better view of the billboards along North Carolina highways if the House and Gov. Mike Easley go along with legislation that cleared the state Senate on Monday night.

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YouTube questions take a different tack

The Charlotte Observer

By NEDRA PICKLER

Lesbians asking about gay marriage. Two unrelated parents with sons in Iraq asking about the war. And a snowman asking about global warming?

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Big debate over roadside shrimp

Wilmington Star-News

By Shelby Sebens
Southport | Shrimp dealers and roadside sellers are squaring off in Brunswick County, prompting county officials to consider regulating the roadside sale of seafood.

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Earle lone Democrat running for Charlotte mayor
The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A veteran state lawmaker is the lone Democrat in the race to oust Republican Pat McCrory as mayor of North Carolina's largest city.

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Monday, July 23, 2007, at the North Carolina General Assembly
By The Associated Press
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OPINION

It's time for lawmakers to head home

The Burlington Times-News

Barry Smith

There comes a point when it’s time to go home.

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