Post by Logan on Apr 25, 2016 0:33:13 GMT -6
Teachers are likely to get raises this year, and so could state workers in certain jobs. Taxpayers might get a break, and industry might get some regulatory relief.
It seems everyone has something riding on the fate of House Bill 2, the law that has drawn international attention to the debate over discrimination protections for transgender people.
But when the General Assembly’s 2016 session begins Monday, nobody has more at stake than Gov. Pat McCrory.
Much of what happens on Jones Street during the next few weeks will shape McCrory’s re-election bid against Democratic challenger Attorney General Roy Cooper. While most legislators are running this fall in districts drawn to keep them safe, the governor has to appeal to voters everywhere in an increasingly diverse state.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article73556257.html
It seems everyone has something riding on the fate of House Bill 2, the law that has drawn international attention to the debate over discrimination protections for transgender people.
But when the General Assembly’s 2016 session begins Monday, nobody has more at stake than Gov. Pat McCrory.
Much of what happens on Jones Street during the next few weeks will shape McCrory’s re-election bid against Democratic challenger Attorney General Roy Cooper. While most legislators are running this fall in districts drawn to keep them safe, the governor has to appeal to voters everywhere in an increasingly diverse state.
Read more here: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article73556257.html