Laura Budd
Appearances
Up First from NPR
Unprepared: There is No Plan
Money powers politics. It's expensive to run for office. Even in North Carolina, my first race in 22 was over a million dollars. They give tens of thousands of dollars to those candidates that they think will advance their interest in the legislature.
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Unprepared: There is No Plan
I would say they're pretty spicy topics some days, yes.
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Unprepared: There is No Plan
There are certain actions that they've taken that have whittled down or diluted the efficacy of the building code.
Up First from NPR
Unprepared: There is No Plan
You should not have a couple of people that you call to run all your bills. When they want something done, those are the people that they call. They are the point person for the Home Builders Association when it comes to filing legislation.