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Politics

Tuesday Wrapup At The Legislature

WUNC | By Jessica Jones
Published May 28, 2014 at 5:00 AM EDT
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The state legislature was busy yesterday, with Moral Monday protesters staging a sit-in and discussions over tax code changes and e-cigarettes.

Moral Monday protesters decided to come to the legislature yesterday even though it was Tuesday, the day after the Memorial Day holiday. They gathered on the back lawn and then began lobbying inside the building. They ended up staging a sit-in in and outside House Speaker Thom Tillis' office.

Meanwhile, House lawmakers passed a bill that would exclude opossums from state wildlife laws in Clay County so the animals can be used in an annual New Year's celebration.

A bill that would allow fracking passed an important committee.

And a wide-ranging tax bill passed a Senate committee and is headed for the Senate floor.
 

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Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up WUNC's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of WUNC in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
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