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N.C. REPUBLICAN SENATORS CALL FOR DOMESTIC DRILLING With record high gas prices continuing to climb, the Republican Senate Caucus today sent letters containing an outline of a plan to increase domestic oil production. The proposal also calls for a long-range policy designed to provide for future energy needs and development of the next generation of power resources. Letters were sent to the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, President Bush, and presumptive presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. Senate Republicans called for action by the Federal Government on issues including drilling in ANWR and exploration and drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast of North Carolina along the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), 45 to 100 miles offshore. The proposal, if adopted, should lower fuel prices in the short term and will implement a long-range plan for energy independence. Read More...

NEW FISCAL YEAR – NO SPENDING PLAN Today is the first day of North Carolina’s new fiscal year and Democrat leaders, in control of both Houses of North Carolina’s General Assembly and the Governor’s office, have failed to pass the budget bill. Last night they brought forward a continuing appropriations bill providing temporary authorization for certain state functions though July 15, 2008. If no spending plan is adopted by then, they will likely approve another temporary fix. Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Republican Leader Paul Stam (R-Wake) held their weekly press conference to discuss the Democrats’ failure to have the state budget finalized on time and the ongoing secret nature of conducting the public’s business. Read More...

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