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Are co-speakers a good idea?
After six votes, the chamber's 60 Democrats and 60 Republicanscouldn't agree on a speaker on Wednesday or Thursday. They went home for the weekend to consider a proposal that the parties share all leadership positionsequally for the next two years.
Lawmakers are turning to other states with split chambers todetermine which leadership models work and which don't.
A Republican proposal would have a Democrat - incumbent SpeakerJim Black of Mecklenburg - and a Republican, likely Rep.George Holmes of Yadkin County, serving as co-speakers. Each wouldpreside alternately at floor sessions.
Black said his team will look at the proposal over the weekend.But both sides now have more time to form a coalition that wouldavoid the need for co-speakers.
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