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Tuesday: G minus 30
posted at 2008-05-13 11:43 | Last modified 2008-05-14 08:47
Thirty minutes till the short session is gaveled in, and the halls and courtyards are an anthill of lawmakers, staffers, lobbyists, and power brokers. It's like the start of a new school year, but with a lot more suits.
Mayor Rock Star?
The first celebrity appearance of the session: GOP gov nominee Mayor Pat McCrory is in the building today. He stopped by the Republicans' press conference this morning to commend their legislative platform. (More detail on that later.)
The Mayor had some very nice things to say about former rival Sen. Fred Smith, who introduced him to the GOP caucus, but he forgot to mention his ticketmate, Lt Gov nominee Sen Robert Pittenger. Whoops. (Dome has more here.)
Get that man an office
It's not exactly typical for gubernatorial candidates to hang out at the legislature, but it sounds like the Mayor's planning to spend quite a bit of time here in the next few weeks.
McCrory says he wants to build relationships not just with GOP lawmakers, but Dems and Independents, too. (Note: we don't have any of the latter, at least not by official affiliation.) He also says he'll be back next week with anti-gang legislation.
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