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Private Property Rights

The Short Session Winds Down

Posted on June 20, 2018 by admin in Annexation, Asheville, Courts, Crime, Elections, Gun Rights, Hunting & Fishing, McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Recreation, Taxes

Last week was the busiest week of the session so far. The reason for this hectic activity was that legislative leaders decided they wanted to adjourn in late June, so any bills of general application that would likely pass were run last week. Why? Bills of general application, in contrast to local bills only affecting […]

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Potential Consideration of Constitutional Amendments During October Session

Posted on September 13, 2017 by admin in Cooper, Hunting & Fishing, McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Taxes

The adjournment resolution, SJR 692, provides that bills “proposing an amendment or amendments to the North Carolina Constitution and containing no other matter” and bills “proposing an amendment or amendments to the North Carolina Constitution and containing no other matter other than statutory conforming changes to implement such bills” may be heard when the legislature […]

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Survival of the Fittest: Making Crossover

Posted on April 18, 2017 by admin in Beer, Business, Children, Culture, Environment, Health, Healthcare, Insurance, Jobs, Local Government, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Zoning

For the last several months, legislators’ primary focus has been on getting bills filed, and some number of those bills have been heard in committee and came to the floor for a vote. Over the next eight days, more bills will likely be heard in committees and come to the floor for a vote than […]

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The Keeping of Bees…

Posted on March 21, 2017 by admin in Agriculture, Environment, Food, Municipal Government, Private Property Rights, Zoning

A new state law passed last session helps keep small-scale urban beekeepers from being regulated out of existence by their own towns. A provision in the “Local Government Regulatory Reform of 2015” (House Bill 44) prohibits cities and counties from enforcing any ordinance or resolution that prohibits folks from owning or operating five or fewer beehives. The bill […]

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Two Months and Ten Bills

Posted on March 16, 2017 by admin in Asheville, Beer, Children, Cooper, Education, Election Reform, HB2, Healthcare, Justice, McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Utilities, Water

My apologies for letting two months go by between communications. While lobbyists complained of a slow start to the legislative session, that isn’t my perspective. I’ve been busy from day one. Initially, some probably weren’t sure what exactly kept me so busy, but with the filing of House Bill 186 [Repeal HB2/State Nondiscrimination Policies], that should have […]

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Enhancing Private Property Protections

Posted on February 16, 2017 by admin in Private Property Rights

With an overwhelming bipartisan vote earlier today of 104 to 9, the North Carolina House passed House Bill 3, legislation that proposes a constitutional amendment to preserve the private property rights of citizens across the state. Representative McGrady was the primary sponsor of the legislation. The constitutional amendment would specify that any government taking of […]

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Bolstering Private Property Rights

Posted on June 29, 2016 by admin in McGrady, Private Property Rights

On June 24, the North Carolina Senate proposed three new amendments to the North Carolina Constitution, all included in House Bill 3. One of these would create additional protections for property rights by increasing the burden on government entities seeking to take property using eminent domain. The proposed Article I § 38 of the North Carolina Constitution would read […]

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With the End In Sight, What Is Moving?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by admin in Agriculture, Asheville, Budget, Coal Ash, Elections, Energy, Environment, Farming, Gun Rights, Immigration, McGrady, Military, N&O, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Recreation, Regulatory Reform, Transportation, Water

As the legislative session winds down, legislators and lobbyists wonder when exactly the session will be over and what bills will be taken up before adjournment. Hardly a day goes by without some lobbyist frantically calling to find out whether I think some bill will be taken up in the House. A few years ago, […]

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The End Is In Sight

Posted on June 27, 2016 by admin in Agriculture, Appropriations, Asheville, Budget, Coal Ash, General Assembly, Hunting & Fishing, McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Taxes

The clearest signs that the legislative session is almost over are increased activity to reach a budget compromise and a flurry of activity in Senate committees. Those signs were evident on Friday as budget negotiators shuttled back and forth between the House and Senate sides of the Legislative Building and almost every Senate committee met, […]

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House Regulatory Reform Act of 2016

Posted on June 16, 2016 by admin in Business, Consumer Protection, Economic Development, Economy, Environment, Municipal Government, Private Property Rights, Regulatory Reform, UNC, Utilities

With a unanimous vote this afternoon, the House gave its final approval to the Regulatory Reform Act of 2016. The measure now goes to the Senate for its consideration. The wide-ranging legislation, which continues the legislature’s ongoing commitment to reforming the North Carolina’s burdensome and outdated system of regulations, amends a number of state laws related to business, […]

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Some Additional Bathroom Reading

Posted on May 6, 2016 by admin in Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Crime, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Education Reform, Federal Government, Government Reform, Healthcare, Jobs, Justice, Law, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Medicaid, Older People, Open Government, Parental Choice, Privacy, Private Property Rights, Public Assistance, Public/private partnerships, Regulatory Reform, Safety, Tax Reform, Taxes, Technology, Transparency, Transportation, Unemployment, Unemployment Reform

Revenues for the current year are projected to finish $330 million above initial budget projections, according to the latest figures released by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management and the legislature’s nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division. The latest revenue forecast also boosts projections for FY 2016-17 by $231 million above the certified budget. […]

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Regulating Farm Animals

Posted on December 29, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Animal Welfare, Farming, Lactating Animals, Private Property Rights

Legislation sponsored by Representative McGrady and signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory over the summer ensures that North Carolina’s farm animals are covered by a uniform standard of care throughout the state — by prohibiting cities and counties from enacting their own local ordinances in this regard. The responsibility for determining these standards now […]

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Helping to Keep the Faith

Posted on November 16, 2015 by admin in Nonprofits, Private Property Rights, Taxes

Under a new law signed by Governor McCrory, your church could qualify for additional tax breaks. House Bill 229 extends property tax exemptions for churches and other religious facilities before they are open — if they are considered to be “under construction.” Normally, property tax exemptions only apply to religious property (land or structures) when […]

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Protecting Your Privacy

Posted on November 5, 2015 by admin in Consumer Protection, Crime, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Privacy, Private Property Rights

With the passage of a new law this year, your privacy will now be better protected when registering your security alarm system with local law enforcement. House Bill 797 would exempt from the definition of “public record” any registration or sensitive security information received or compiled by a city that has an alarm registration ordinance […]

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The End Is In Sight

Posted on September 22, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Animal Welfare, Budget, Education, Environment, Federal Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Law Enforcement, McGrady, Newsletters, Parental Choice, Private Property Rights, Regulatory Reform, Taxes, UNC

High Profile, Will Pass Bills House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger announced late last week that the legislature would adjourn on September 30, bringing an end to one of the longer legislative sessions. Before the session ends, there appears to be consensus on the “must pass” bills, including bills reforming […]

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North Carolina has an App for That

Posted on September 10, 2015 by admin in Business, Economic Development, Economy, Jobs, Private Property Rights, Transportation

After taking a contemplative drive around Charlotte, Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation into law last week that establishes a uniform operating framework for “ridesharing” services in North Carolina. Ridesharing companies offer consumers an alternative to traditional taxicab services by connecting passengers to private individuals who provide them with paid rides. This peer-to-peer connection is accomplished using free, easy-to-use apps on smartphones, smartwatches, and other mobile […]

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Escheat So Sweet

Posted on July 27, 2015 by admin in Consumer Protection, Private Property Rights

There is approximately $438 million in the state’s Unclaimed Property Fund, and nearly one million North Carolinians have money or other property waiting to be claimed. You could be one of them. It may sound like some shifty internet scam, but it’s not. According to Janet Cowell, North Carolina’s State Treasurer, one in eight North Carolinians has […]

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Governor Signs 12 Bills into Law

Posted on June 12, 2015 by admin in Children, Crime, Education, Emergency Management, Hunting & Fishing, Lactating Animals, Local Government, McCrory, Military, Private Property Rights, Public Employees, Safety

Governor Pat McCrory’s office announced yesterday that the Governor has signed the following pieces of legislation into law: House Bill 552 – A bill sponsored by Representative McGrady creating the criminal offence of graffiti vandalism (more information on the bill here). House Bill 574 – A bill providing that no state or local statues, rules, regulations […]

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Standing up for Limited Government

Posted on June 9, 2015 by admin in Economic Development, Government Reform, Housing, Local Government, Municipal Government, Private Property Rights, Zoning

Today the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation limiting when a county or municipality may enact zoning ordinances to control design and aesthetics of private property. Senate Bill 25, just approved by a vote of 98 to 17, now heads to the Governor’s desk for his signature. “Government does not have the authority to tell homeowners […]

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Social Issues Front and Center

Posted on June 8, 2015 by admin in Animal Welfare, Beer, Courts, Gun Rights, Hard Cider, Health, Immigration, Law, McCrory, McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Safety, Women

With the Senate working on its budget, the House moved to take action on a range of controversial social issues. In the span of two weeks, the House is expected to consider legislation involving guns, abortion, alcohol, gay marriage, and animal welfare. An immigration-related bill could also be heard. While the issues themselves are difficult, […]

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House Overrides HB405 Veto

Posted on June 3, 2015 by admin in Business, Crime, Private Property Rights

Today the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to reaffirm its support for HB-405: The Property Protection Act, a bill that protects the rights of business owners across the State. The vote is the first step to override a veto effort by Governor McCrory. “Every day, business owners across North Carolina are faced with the daunting […]

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Protecting Private Property

Posted on May 19, 2015 by admin in Business, Crime, Private Property Rights

After being overwhelmingly approved by a vote of 99 to 19 in the House on April 22, the Senate yesterday approved bipartisan legislation to protect property owners from damages that occur when an employee intentionally trespasses into a private area of a business to steal data or merchandise, secretly plant microphones or hidden cameras, or engage in activities […]

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By the Numbers

Posted on May 4, 2015 by admin in Animal Welfare, Appropriations, Beer, Budget, Business, Children, Crime, Environment, Hard Cider, Health, Insurance, Lactating Animals, Local Government, McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Public Safety, Purgatory, Recreation, Regulatory Reform, Safety

Before starting work on the budget, I thought that it might be valuable to summarize what happened with all of the bills that I introduced this session. Not counting a blank Appropriations bill that all full chairs of the Appropriations Committee file for potential use during the budget process, I introduced fourteen bills and one […]

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McGrady Interviewed on WCQS

Posted on April 29, 2015 by admin in Asheville, Budget, Business, Children, Environment, Local Government, McGrady, Military, Private Property Rights, Transportation

Representative McGrady was interviewed recently by Jeremy Loeb, the host of WCQS’s “Morning Edition” show. WCQS is Western North Carolina’s public radio station. Click on the image above to listen to the informative, hour-long interview.

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Not What It Appears To Be

Posted on April 23, 2015 by admin in McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights

An almost daily occurrence for a legislator is the receipt of a huge number of email communications on some bill that bear little relationship to the legislation being considered. One good example from this week were the emails I received on House Bill 405 [Property Protection Act]. While proponents of the bill characterized it as […]

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Getting Tough on Graffiti Vandalism

Posted on April 14, 2015 by admin in Crime, Local Government, McGrady, Private Property Rights, Public Safety

[youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/wwwHIg22Uk0″ width=”590″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″] Cruise around any urban neighborhood in America and you’re likely to see ample evidence of graffiti vandalism. In fact, it’s a growing problem in many cities across the country, including here in North Carolina. Last year, for example, the City of Asheville reported over 10,000 cases — […]

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Filing Bills

Posted on April 2, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Animal Welfare, Asheville, Budget, Business, Children, Crime, Environment, Food, Hard Cider, Health, McGrady, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Taxes

The House adopted its permanent rules (House Resolution 481) just before heading home for Easter break. Technically, we are still in session next week, but no votes will be taken and no committees will meet. Most members will probably not come to Raleigh, although the House Appropriations chairs, including me, will be working on the […]

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Clarifying Eminent Domain

Posted on January 27, 2015 by admin in McGrady, Private Property Rights

[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/yaf94Cqg3nc” width=”580″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″]Representative McGrady, the primary sponsor of the eminent domain bill, further explains the legislation on “Legislative Week in Review.” The first substantive legislation of the year was filed by Representative McGrady on the same day the General Assembly convened for its 2015-2016 Session, an opening day which otherwise only saw the election […]

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That’s a lot of Sausage

Posted on January 23, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Beer, Budget, Business, Children, Civil Service, Coal Ash, Consumer Protection, Courts, Crime, Disabilities, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Education Reform, Election Reform, Energy, Environment, Farming, Federal Government, Free Speech, Government Reform, Gun Rights, Healthcare, House of Representatives, Housing, Jobs, Justice, Law, Law Enforcement, Local Government, McGrady, Medicaid, Military, Municipal Government, Nonprofits, Older People, Open Government, Parental Choice, Privacy, Private Property Rights, Public Assistance, Public/private partnerships, Regulatory Reform, Safety, Sports, Tax Reform, Taxes, Technology, Transparency, Transportation, UNC, Unemployment, Unemployment Reform, Utilities, Veterans, Water, Zoning

There’s nothing quite more thrilling for state government geeks (like us) than the annual publication of the General Assembly’s Summaries of Substantive Ratified Legislation. This weedy tome, of which only a few hundred are printed, is produced at the end of each legislative session by the good folks of the Research Division. The Research Division is a non-partisan central office […]

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The Legislature is Back in Session

Posted on January 14, 2015 by admin in House of Representatives, Local Government, McGrady, Municipal Government, Newsletters, Private Property Rights, Speaker Moore

The North Carolina General Assembly convened today, with both the House and the Senate holding what were largely ceremonial meetings. The only real business was the election of leaders, and in the House that meant the election of a new Speaker since the former Speaker, Thom Tillis, was elected to the U.S. Senate. Leadership. The House […]

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