January 4, 2018 / Press
Six Months Later: N.C. GOP Tells DEQ “Do More with Less,” Makes Empty Promises to Fight GenX
Independent Expert: “It’s putting off any meaningful action until at least 2019”
Independent Expert: “It’s putting off any meaningful action until at least 2019”
SPECIAL MASTER – LT. DAN COZYS UP WITH EXTREME GROUP – TOP JUDGE: NO COURT RIGGING – CONGRESS HAMMERS MIDDLE CLASS
“The people of North Carolina deserve better. But we know Berger/Moore & Co. are not going to listen to Gov. Cooper or leaders in his administration.”
Fayetteville Observer: “The General Assembly needs to recognize the scope of this problem”
Statement Changed from “Confident in Governor Cooper” to Hostile to State GenX Response
Key Passage: "It’s disheartening that the Republican supermajorities in the N.C. House and Senate won’t provide funds needed by the Department of Environmental Quality to ensure drinking water is safe across the state, and that they’ve frozen out of the conversation a Democrat from New Hanover County – Rep. Deb Butler -- who wants a seat at the table."
North Carolina Democratic Party chairman Wayne Goodwin released the following statement after Governor Roy Cooper vetoed HB56, which tied a minimal amount of funding to address GenX to an anti-environmental effort to repeal the ban on plastic bags on the Outer Banks
Moore Has Denied Rep. Butler’s Ask to be on GenX Committee 3 Times
State Needs “more robust regulations, more funding for the regulators” but NCGA Would Rather Play Politics
Meager Funding At the 11th Hour Offers Sen. Lee & Rep. Davis Cover While Frustrated Constituents Demand Serious Solutions