A Busy session, historic decisions: General Assembly finally adjourns a session that's been hard, and noteworthy
RALEIGH (By James Romoser, Winston-Salem Journal) - As the General Assembly ended its session yesterday and adjourned for the year, Gov. Bev Perdue signed into law one of the year's most significant pieces of legislation.
The legislation, known as the "Racial Justice Act," allows death-row inmates to use statistics to try to prove that racial bias played a part in the imposition of capital punishment. Perdue signed the bill amid fanfare and was flanked by the bill's supporters at a public signing ceremony.
It was in stark contrast to the signing of another major bill, the $19 billion state budget that legislators passed last week. Perdue signed the budget on Friday afternoon, with no public ceremony and no formal press release.
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The legislation, known as the "Racial Justice Act," allows death-row inmates to use statistics to try to prove that racial bias played a part in the imposition of capital punishment. Perdue signed the bill amid fanfare and was flanked by the bill's supporters at a public signing ceremony.
It was in stark contrast to the signing of another major bill, the $19 billion state budget that legislators passed last week. Perdue signed the budget on Friday afternoon, with no public ceremony and no formal press release.
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