Legislators mixed on pork-barrel projects
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
By Chris Fitzsimon
BARRY SMITH FREEDOM RALEIGH BUREAU RALEIGH - The urge to bring home the bacon continues to prompt North Carolina lawmakers to file special appropriations bills to pay for projects in their home district or county.
While House and Senate members have filed bills that deal with statewide issues, such as helping to ease the burden of Medicaid on county governments, establishing a health insurance pool to cover high-risk patients, banning smoking in many businesses and restaurants, they’ve also filed bills that would give money collected from taxpayers across the state to local projects. (more…)
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