It took most of the day, but House Republicans finally mustered the votes to complete the override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382. The final margin was 72-46, a party line vote that saw Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, and two other mountain-county Republicans who dissented when the bill first went through the […]
Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, has a new gig. And no, we’re not talking here about his impending accession to House speaker. On Dec. 2, Burke County Commissioners voted 3-2 to hire Hall and his law firm, Wilson, Lackey, Rohr & Hall, as county attorney. He replaces former County Attorney James R. Simpson II. Hall was […]
The results are in, and House Republicans have agreed that Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, will succeed departing Speaker Tim Moore when they convene in the new year. Hall, the current Rules chair, has been the speaker-in-waiting for a while, ever since some behind-the-scenes dealmaking with current Majority Leader John Bell and former Rep. Jason Saine. […]
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