Monday, March 28, 2011

Carolina Journal Exclusives: NCGA Preview: Week of March 28

Redistricting, broadband on the agenda


By David N. Bass


March 28, 2011

RALEIGH — In a week that could prove to be its busiest yet of the long session, the North Carolina General Assembly is primed to tackle an array of issues ranging from open-records access to university appointments to firearms training for lawmakers.

Ongoing budget talks loom behind this week’s busy agenda, guaranteeing to widen an already gaping partisan divide between Republican majorities in the legislature and Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue. To boot, a joint House and Senate committee is scheduled to begin work Wednesday on the strife-ridden task of redistricting.

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