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Fred Smith and Richard Stevens introduce Taxpayer Protection Act “Republicans in General Assembly Unite Behind Legislation” “Ten years ago Republicans signed a contract with the people of North Carolina to institute a Taxpayer Protection Act.," Smith said. “The General Assembly must change the way it operates. We should not be asking “Where do we get more revenue”… We should be setting priorities,” Smith said. “For far too long our fiscal house has not been in order. I am asking the Governor and the Democratic leadership to cross the aisle and to work with us in passing this legislation. It's time...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Republican co-speaker of the state House said he signed off on the content of fliers that questioned the integrity of one fellow GOP lawmaker and described others as "an evil enemy." The glossy fliers, distributed to more than 500 delegates at Saturday's state party convention in Charlotte, attacked a handful of lawmakers aligned against Richard Morgan, R-Moore. The fliers said they were paid for by a group called Citizens for Honesty & Integrity. That name was given to be a new political action committee formed by Morgan's consultant, Paul Shumaker. State elections officials received the group's...

RALEIGH - Co-Speaker of the House Richard Morgan is only the second Republican speaker in the past century and the highest-ranking GOP state legislator, but four months into his term, members of his own party are trying to reprimand him at their state convention in Charlotte next weekend. Morgan's critics, angry about the coalition he formed with House Democrats, vow to find Republicans to run against him and his four core supporters in next year's GOP primary. "The `Morgan Five' will definitely have primary opposition," said Rep. Frank Mitchell, R-Iredell. "When you get Republicans angry, they will go after you."...