Remains of the dazed: smoking, sex ed, Greensboro bills and more
With news breaking out all over Raleigh (and interesting doings in D.C.) it is time to catch up on the news of today and get a jump on tomorrow:
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The smoking ban bill is on the Senate calendar for Thursday. Although political handicappers like me have been saying the Senate is an easier win for the bill than the House, I'm hearing tomorrow's vote - if it happens - could be close. I'm hearing it will need at least a few Republican votes to pass.
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Also on the Senate calendar for Thursday: Katie Dorsett's S68 which would keep ABC Stores 1,000 feet from local schools. The measure now applies only to Guilford County.
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On the House Calendar tomorrow: H 1010 would let the City Council appoint the Greensboro City Attorney. Currently, the manager hires that person.
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For those who missed last night's House public hearing on the budget, the video is online here.
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Jordan Schrader, a colleague with the Asheville paper, reports that the sex ed bill (Health Youth Act) cleared a Senate committee Wednesday afternoon. But according to its bill status, it won't hit the floor. Rather, it has been re-referred to the Committee on Mental Health & Youth Services. So, no floor action on that Thursday. Update: So apparently this bill passed out of the Youth Services committee and there is growing speculation we could see this thing on the Senate floor Thursday...because there's just not enough going on. Sheesh.
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