Legislative Bulletin March 30 2001

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The Legislative Bulletin March 30, 2001 Issue No. 9

NCCBI Membership News
Myers sets his priorities as chairman

Gordon Myers believes that the people who have benefited the most from NCCBI’s leadership in economic development policy are folks who aren’t members. And during his year as NCCBI chairman that’s exactly who he wants to help even more. We have these stories recapping last week's Annual Meeting:

Get a sneak preview on the cover story on Gordon Myers in the April issue of North Carolina magazine

Myers explains his insights into economic development policies

Read the Citation for Distinguished Public Service we presented to Sen. Jesse Helms

Read the Citation for Distinguished Citizenship we presented to Paul Rizzo

See more of the pictures we took at the Annual Meeting
Photo above right: NCCBI directors John Forlines of Bank of Granite and UNC System President Molly Broad hear reports during the board meeting.

State Government News
Revenue sees surge in electronic tax filers

The state hopes you will join the 885,386 people who already have filed their individual income tax returns electronically. Processing returns by computer saves you and the state time and money. To make it easier, the Department of Revenue is offering a web site with tips on electronic filing.

New Supreme Court Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. complains that budget cuts could cripple the state's judicial system.

Education leaders are trying to make sense of a court ruling requiring schools to spend whatever it takes to give at-risk children a quality education -- even at the expense of programs for college-bound kids.

Bonus: We have more new census data, including a chart showing the new population figures for every county, every city, every town, every wide spot in the road across North Carolina.

Legislative News
Mental health/chemical dependency parity bill filed
Four prominent Democratic House members, including Majority Leader Phil Baddour of Goldsboro and Speaker Pro Tem Joe Hackney of Chapel Hill, introduced legislation this week that would require health plans to cover mental health and chemical dependency treatments the same as any other physical ailment. That and more in our roundup of legislative actions.

Where does NCCBI stand on the issues?
Learn what issues your association is advocating in the General Assembly by reading position papers drafted by our seven public policy committees:

Economic Development Committee

Education Committee

Environmental Concerns Committee

Health Care Committee

Legal Issues and Workplace Policies Committee

Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee

Transportation Committee
Bonus: We've grouped all the legislative positions together in a 46-page booklet, the NCCBI Committee Notebook, that's easily downloaded. The document is in PDF format requiring Acrobat Reader, which is free software.

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