Protest petitions begin to move
As House and Senate committees fire up, the Greensboro protest petition issue is one of the first items on the legislature's regular work calendar.
House Bill 64 would restore protest petition rights to Greensboro. If you need more background, I suggest reading Amanda Lehmert's story from this weekend.
The House Local Government II Committee is scheduled to take up the bill this morning at 11 a.m. Committee calendars are a bit fungible, so there's a chance it won't be heard or voted on today. Will update.
Update: The bill passed the LG II committee with no opposition. It next travels to a Judiciary Committee, either JI or JIII. (It is currently destined for JIII but Rep. Harrison, the bill's sponsor, now sits on JI so it may go there instead.)
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