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Dear {cst_ind_full_name_dn},
Your Legislative Update for the month of January is below. Please feel free to forward this on to others who might find the information useful! | |
Tax on Professional Services Unlikely
 Last week the Joint House and Senate Finance Committee listened to a two hour presentation from Legislative fiscal staffers focused on broadening the sales tax base by levying a tax on additional services. Broadening the sales tax base is being seriously considered in an effort to decrease North Carolina’s dependence on the personal income tax and as a way to lower the overall sales tax rate on all services. Currently North Carolina taxes 35 services – at the low end of the 50 states that tax services. Click here to read full article...
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In Other News...
Sedimentation Control Commission Drafts Bill
The Sedimentation Control Commission has drafted the following bill regarding qualified personnel to be considered by the NC General Assembly. Click here for a copy.
Invitation for PENC to Participate in Water Manual
The Public Water Supply Section of the NCDENR has invited PENC and other organizations to partner in developing the Engineering Planning and Development Design Guidance Manual. The Design Guidance manual will present preferred criteria for water system design. Proposed subject areas for this Manual include general design considerations, source development, treatment, pumps and pumping stations, storage tanks, and distribution system components. If you are interested in serving as a technical expert on this workgroup, please send a letter of interest and your resume to Betsy Bailey at bbailey@penc.org
Top Ten Senate Races in 2010 - Published by NCFEF Election News - January 13, 2010 At a recent meeting with business leaders coordinated by the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation, newly elected Senate Majority Leader Martin Nesbitt (D-Buncombe) made no bones about the fact that his top priority for 2010 is maintaining a Democratic majority in the state Senate. Nesbitt expressed confidence that the Senate Democratic Caucus could hold its 10-seat margin over Republicans, bolstered by the fundraising prowess of Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight (D-Dare), who Nesbitt referred to as "the best political fundraiser" he had ever seen.
Many longtime political experts, however, are suggesting that 2010 could provide the GOP its best opportunity to wrest control of the Senate chamber for the first time since Reconstruction. Marginal approval ratings for President Obama (48 percent according to both Public Policy Polling (PPP) and the Civitas Institute) and low approval ratings for N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue (27 percent according to PPP and 32 percent according to Civitas Institute) indicate substantial voter dissatisfaction. The current state of the economy certainly is not helping the situation and is unlikely to improve enough by the November 2010 General Election to measurably improve public sentiment.
With that in mind, we thought it would be an opportune time to take a look at the 10 most competitive state Senate races in 2008 and how they are shaping up for 2010. Without a doubt, these districts are top targets for both Democrats and Republicans. In each of these 10 seats, the 2008 victor won with less than 55 percent of the vote. Click here for full article... |
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If there are questions or you need additional information, please feel free to contact me at bbailey@penc.org or phone 919-834-1144, ext. 1.
Sincerely,
Betsy Bailey
Professional Engineers of North Carolina
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Governor Perdue Announces 2010 Agenda
Gov. Bev Perdue last Wednesday announced her major policy priorities for the coming year – jobs and the economy, education, setting government straight, and keeping communities safe. Gov. Perdue’s goals in each of these areas will help North Carolina emerge from the economic recession stronger than before. Governor Perdue outlined her initiatives during speeches to the Charlotte Chamber and the Greensboro Partnership this week.
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