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Legislative update 10-5-07 from Susan Fisher
ecthompsonmd October 12, 2007

I returned to Raleigh last month along with many of my colleagues for a special session to reconsider an economic incentives bill that Governor Easley vetoed in August.  We reached a compromise that encourages large businesses that pay well to stay in North Carolina The compromise bill (House Bill 4 for the extra session) requires the companies to be in one of the state’s poorest counties, to invest $200 million at the site within a six-year period, to employ at least 2,000 full-time employees, to pay for all full-time employees’ health insurance and provide wages 40 percent higher than the county

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Legislative Update 3/29/07
ecthompsonmd April 7, 2007

This is from Rep. Susan Fisher:  The House moved several significant pieces of legislation this week, approving measures to improve confidence in the workings of the legislative branch and our courts. My colleagues and I also gave our approval to proposals that would return scheduling flexibility to school systems and made progress toward our promise to try to ensure that our most vulnerable citizens can receive affordable health care.  Thanks as always for giving me a chance to share this update and I look forward to hearing your thoughts as the important work of this session continues. Please remember that you

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