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Weekend Update
If you remember from last week, the governor came out of his office for a bill signing ceremony and saw his shadow. According to local superstition up Cap City way, that means at least two more weeks of budget negotiations.
If you're burned out on prognostications from the oracles of Jones Street, here are some stories from this weekend:
Once the budget is done, the honorables can go ahead with fixing our somewhat out-of-whack voting systems.
I helped out my colleague Eric Collins with this story on whether the General Assembly should weigh in on the Quran in the courtroom debate. Most legislators say "no," including Speaker Jim Black, who barely stifled a laugh when I asked him about it. But there are some, including Greensboro Rep. Earl Jones, who thinks that the legislature could solve the problem. A special discussion forum on the broader topic can be found here: http://www.gotriad.com/go/quran
Update, from Monday:
And it seems effort to raise the state's minimum wage seems to have some life left in it, despite a defeat earlier this year.
Update: This next had been coming Monday, but apparently you get it Tuesday:
A story on a bill that would let used car dealers and banks charge big interest and fees (even higher than they can now) for used car loans (Not posted yet);