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McGrady Seeks to Modernize ABC System

Posted on April 25, 2019 by admin in Beer, Brunch, Business, Economic Development, Government Reform, Hard Cider, Jobs, McGrady, Municipal Government, Pearl Clutching, Public Corruption, Recreation, Spirituous Liquor, Taxes

Representative McGrady continued his efforts to modernize North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) system with today’s filing of House Bill 971 [Modern Licensure Model for Alcohol Control.] Believing that North Carolina’s 80 year-old system for the distribution and sale of distilled spirits is outdated and inefficient, HB971 reforms the longstanding government management of the wholesale […]

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The WLOS Election Questionnaire

Posted on September 14, 2018 by admin in Appropriations, Beer, Brunch, Budget, Business, Children, Courts, Crime, Economy, Education, Elections, Environment, Ethics, Healthcare, Insurance, Jobs, McGrady, Medicaid, Obamacare, Politics, Poverty, Public Corruption, Public Safety, Recreation, Redistricting, Spirituous Liquor, Sports, Taxes, Unemployment

During election season, candidates are called upon to answer issue-oriented questionnaires from various groups and news organizations, sometimes more than a dozen over the course of just a few weeks. Recently, Representative McGrady and other candidates were given the opportunity to provide detailed answers to a series of thoughtful questions from local ABC affiliate WLOS […]

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Freeing the Mimosa

Posted on July 10, 2017 by admin in Beer, Brunch, Business, Celebration, Economic Development, Food, Hard Cider, Jobs, Local Government, Municipal Government, Recreation, Spirituous Liquor, Taxes, Wine

Lawmakers in Raleigh passed bipartisan legislation at the end of June giving more authority to cities and counties to relax certain prohibitions on the sale of alcohol. Representative McGrady was a chief architect and leading advocate of the legislation in the General Assembly. Senate Bill 155, the culmination of months of work, is catch-all legislation reforming more than a dozen alcoholic beverage control (ABC) laws. […]

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The Home Stretch

Posted on June 26, 2017 by admin in Beer, Brunch, Business, Cooper, Courts, Elections, Emergency Management, Energy, Environment, Hard Cider, Justice, McGrady, Newsletters, Regulatory Reform, Wine

With both the House and Senate passing the budget with bipartisan and veto-proof majorities, they are each moving quickly to finish their work. Numerous bills are being taken up by both bodies, and the usually light Monday night calendar has been replaced by earlier sessions on Monday with lots of bills in the queue for […]

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    The Budget & Redistricting Among Other Things

    October 23, 2019

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  • The Budget & Redistricting Among Other Things
  • The House Veto Override
  • Budget Impasse Continues
  • From the Times-News
  • Budget Prospects After the Veto
  • More Than One Way to Pass a Law
  • 2019 Budget Passes First Vote in NC House
  • A statement from Rep. Chuck McGrady
  • Tax collections could lead to $700 million windfall
  • House Budget Meets the Crossover Deadline
  • McGrady Seeks to Modernize ABC System
  • Why Alcohol?
  • McGrady’s Bills
  • A Slow Start to the Long Session
  • The Start of the Legislative Session
  • House Enacts Voter ID With Veto Override
  • The End Is In Sight
  • The Endless Legislative Session
  • $793 Million for Florence Recovery
  • My Perspective on the Proposed Constitutional Amendments
  • Disaster Relief: What Comes Next
  • Hurricane Recovery Fund Approved in Bipartisan Vote
  • Legislature to Convene October 2 for Hurricane Relief
  • The WLOS Election Questionnaire
  • Constitutional Amendment Redux
  • State Revenues Exceed Forecast by Over $400 million
  • Hurricane Relief Committee to Investigate Recovery Delays
  • Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
  • Revenue estimates $252.8 million ahead of targets
  • The Short Session Winds Down
  • Flag Day 2018
  • Remembering the Day that Saved the World
  • Houses Passes School Safety Programs
  • The Budget Passes and…Life After the Budget
  • The Budget: More Detail on What It Funds

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