Archive for December, 2006
Tom Shaheen on Lottery 2006
Sunday, December 24th, 2006Science of Santa Claus
Sunday, December 24th, 2006Lumps of Coal in their Stockings
Sunday, December 24th, 2006Courts, Regulators Deal Setbacks to NC Consumers
Quick Take:
- Last week, the state Supreme Court made it much harder for victims of predatory mortgage lending to enforce state consumer protection laws.
- Earlier this month, the state Utilities Commission permitted natural gas customers to be penalized for not using enough gas at all times of the year.
- Together, these cases may signal the need for a new round of aggressive consumer advocacy by state lawmakers during the 2007 session.
‘Twas the week before Christmas
Friday, December 22nd, 2006 NC Policy Watch will be closed Dec. 25th thru Jan. 1st.
‘Twas the week before Christmas and from mountains to shore,
Candidates for speaker bang on every House door
There’s Hackney and Crawford and Faison and Blue,
Maybe Michaux, and the Saunders known as Drew.
