override veto

Jul 6, 2012

Carney–Did She Really Want to Override the Anti-Fracking Veto

A couple of days ago I wrote about how long time legislator NC Rep Becky Carney pushed the wrong button and ended up being the key vote to override the veto of legislation that would allow fracking in NC.  At the time I said I smelled a rat. One of my colleagues here at VLTP [...]

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Jul 3, 2012

Fracking Veto Overridden in NC–anyone smell a rat?

– A major policy decision by state lawmakers in the final hours of session is becoming law after a mistaken vote by a lawmaker. The House was voting on whether or not to override Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a proposal to allow fracking in North Carolina. Mecklenburg County Democrat Becky Carney voted for the [...]

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