NC legislative session closes
RALEIGH/STATEWIDE-The state legislature ended a long summer session Friday evening, to mixed reviews. The Raleigh News and Observer’s lede:
Lawmakers came to the 2008 session two months ago hoping to pass a budget and little else. By the end Friday night they had tackled the state’s shaky probation system, tried to rein in mental health reforms run amok, adopted drought emergency measures, and imposed tougher penalties on child sex offenders.
On the other hand, lawmakers did little to address transportation needs, and authorized a record $857 million in borrowing for prison, UNC campus and state agency projects without voter approval.
Read the News and Observer’s review of the session here.
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