DISTRICT 44
Burke APRIL 29, 2011
Caldwell APRIL ISSUE #4
Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that the month of April is coming to a close. We will see if the old adage, “April showers bring May flowers” will hold true this year.
House Page Jana LaBrose (Granite Falls) and Sen. Daniel CONTACT INFORMATION:
Senator Warren T. Daniel Legislative Office Bldg., Room 411 300 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27603-5925 Email: warren.daniel@ncleg.net Phone: 919-715-7823 Fax: 919-754-3265
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This week I presented my third bill, entitled “North Carolina Century Farms” on the floor of the Senate. Being married to a Burke county girl who grew up on a Century Farm that was once owned by Col. Waightstill Avery, the first attorney general of North Carolina, I was pleased to be able to present the Century Farms bill. To give you a little background, in 1970, a "Salute to Agriculture," was the theme of the 1970 State Fair. To highlight this theme, State Fair officials began a search for all families who had continuously owned or operated a farm in North Carolina for 100 years or more. This began the tradition of honoring Century Farm Families during the State Fair. Today, there are approximately 48,000 farms in North Carolina, and of those, approximately 1,600 farms in 98 counties are honored as North Carolina Century Farms. (Dare and Swain counties do not have a registered Century Farm.) The Century Farms bill codifies the responsibility for administering this program as an official duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture. In a newsletter last week, one of my more liberal Senate colleagues criticized Republicans by proclaiming this legislative session as the “Year of the private sector.” The response that comes first to mind is, “Thank you, Senator, for the compliment.” After a decade of public-sector growth at the expense of private sector jobs, I believe it is about time that we focused on making North Carolina a friendlier place for our people to start and grow their businesses. As Pat McCrory said recently, “If the government and the hospital continue to be the two biggest employers in every county, our state has no economic future.” In order to address this problem, the legislature has already acted to pass legislation that places a moratorium on new regulations, and makes reforms to medical malpractice laws. Also, we are now working on a comprehensive tax reform package. I will be able to provide more information later in the session about the details of the tax reform proposal. Continued on page 2
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