Thursday's Senate session deals with environmental, power plant, possum bills
Senators approved bills facilitating the replacement of a coal fired power plant in western North Carolina and changing the law with regard to possum trapping during Thursday's session.
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"This is going to cost us money, and it's going to cost us jobs, because this is embarrassing," said Sen. Jeff Jackson, D-Mecklenburg.
Business leaders, Jackson said, are not going to want to invest in a state with such an odd ongoing public policy argument.
"Every time we enter the land of the absurd, our state pays the price," he said.
Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, responded, "As we say up in the mountains, I guess he ain't from around these parts."
The bill passed the Senate on a 38-9 vote and now returns to the state House for final approval.
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