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NC GOP rolls back era of Democratic laws
This is an unbelievably depressing read...
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Environment
Concerned about water quality problems in Jordan Lake, an important water supply for Triangle communities, the Democratic legislature in 2009 adopted environmental rules for nutrient reduction. The legislature, responding to pressure from land developers and uplake communities, has been moving to repeal the rules and set up a new study.
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Income tax
North Carolina has had a progressive income tax since 1921, when it was passed under the leadership of Democratic Gov. Cameron Morrison. The money helped finance North Carolina’s big push to build its university system and roads, making it a leader in the South. The Senate is proposing to abolish the income tax, and the House is proposing a flat tax, so that rich and poor pay at the same rate. The GOP plans make up some of the loss of revenue from income tax through broader use of the sales tax, which economists describe as regressive.
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Women and children
Child Fatality Task Force was created in 1991 by a Democratic legislature and Martin when there was concern about the state’s high infant mortality rate. The task force has focused its efforts on child health and safety and supported policies to reduce infant and child deaths. The child death rate has dropped from 107 children per 100,000 in 1991 to 57.4 per 100,000 in 2011. The House budget would end the program.
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Others
The Racial Justice Act was passed in 2009 by the Democratic legislature with the support of Perdue. It allows people sentenced to death to use statistical evidence to argue that race played a significant part in their trial or in the prosecution’s decision to seek the death penalty. The legislature has repealed the law, arguing that it’s a back-door attempt to ban the death penalty. It’s now on McCrory’s desk.
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http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/16/2968241/state-gop-rolls-back-era-of-democratic.html#storylink=cpy
Environment
Concerned about water quality problems in Jordan Lake, an important water supply for Triangle communities, the Democratic legislature in 2009 adopted environmental rules for nutrient reduction. The legislature, responding to pressure from land developers and uplake communities, has been moving to repeal the rules and set up a new study.
....
Income tax
North Carolina has had a progressive income tax since 1921, when it was passed under the leadership of Democratic Gov. Cameron Morrison. The money helped finance North Carolina’s big push to build its university system and roads, making it a leader in the South. The Senate is proposing to abolish the income tax, and the House is proposing a flat tax, so that rich and poor pay at the same rate. The GOP plans make up some of the loss of revenue from income tax through broader use of the sales tax, which economists describe as regressive.
....
Women and children
Child Fatality Task Force was created in 1991 by a Democratic legislature and Martin when there was concern about the state’s high infant mortality rate. The task force has focused its efforts on child health and safety and supported policies to reduce infant and child deaths. The child death rate has dropped from 107 children per 100,000 in 1991 to 57.4 per 100,000 in 2011. The House budget would end the program.
....
Others
The Racial Justice Act was passed in 2009 by the Democratic legislature with the support of Perdue. It allows people sentenced to death to use statistical evidence to argue that race played a significant part in their trial or in the prosecution’s decision to seek the death penalty. The legislature has repealed the law, arguing that it’s a back-door attempt to ban the death penalty. It’s now on McCrory’s desk.
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http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/16/2968241/state-gop-rolls-back-era-of-democratic.html#storylink=cpy