More failure in Raleigh
Hot off the wire:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Legislative leaders said Wednesday they don't expect to reach a budget agreement this week, requiring them to again extend a temporary spending measure to keep state government operating.
"It's not going to be done by Friday," said House Speaker Jim Black, D-Mecklenburg.
This is the budget agreement that was supposed to be completed before July 1.
Why do we have to pay every one of 170 legislators another $105 for every day they extend their session?
What we have here is a failure of leadership.
And the legislature is controlled by a single party, the same as the governor's. How bad would it be if there were divided control?
Well, probably not any worse than this.
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Hopefully the new tax on candy etc, will help. Of course I am sure they already have plans to spend that new tax on some other usless plan.
Posted on August 3, 2005 10:56 PM
Could it be that Black, Basnight and my beloved Bill Faison can not think of any new ways to steal more tax payers $$$ and need more time?
Posted on August 4, 2005 6:23 AM
That could be. It think more likely they are implementing a de facto full-time legislature with themselves as permanent power brokers in Raleigh, rivaling the governor.
Posted on August 4, 2005 8:56 AM