© 2024 Blue Ridge Public Radio
Blue Ridge Mountains banner background
Your source for information and inspiration in Western North Carolina.
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Legislative Update: Budget Debated, Possible HB 2 Changes Leaked?

WFAE | By Tom Bullock,
Mark Rumsey
Published June 28, 2016 at 7:31 PM EDT
NC Legislative building.
jmturner
/
Wikimedia Commons
NC Legislative building.

All Things Considered Host Mark Rumsey talks with WFAE's Tom Bullock about the latest news from the North Carolina General Assembly.

NC Legislative building.
jmturner
NC Legislative building.

There is a lot going on at the General Assembly today (Tuesday, June28th).

Here’s what we can confirm, the North Carolina House and Senate have reached a deal on the state budget.

Here’s what we cannot confirm, reports of possible changes to House Bill 2.

WFAE’s Tom Bullock joins All Things Considered Host Mark Rumsey to talk about the latest news from the North Carolina General Assembly as it works to wrap up this year's legislative session.

Copyright 2016 WFAE
Tags
News legislaturebudgetLGBTtransgenderHB2House Bill 2WFAETom Bullocktransgender bathroomsMark Rumsey
Tom Bullock
Tom Bullock decided to trade the khaki clad masses and traffic of Washington DC for Charlotte in 2014. Before joining WFAE, Tom spent 15 years working for NPR. Over that time he served as everything from an intern to senior producer of NPR’s Election Unit. Tom also spent five years as the senior producer of NPR’s Foreign Desk where he produced and reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Haiti, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon among others. Tom is looking forward to finally convincing his young daughter, Charlotte, that her new hometown was not, in fact, named after her.
See stories by Tom Bullock
Mark Rumsey
Mark Rumsey grew up in Kansas and got his first radio job at age 17 in the town of Abilene, where he announced easy-listening music played from vinyl record albums.
See stories by Mark Rumsey