North Carolina General Assembly Legislative Calender 01-16-2009

**3.09pm** The committee met for over 2 hours this morning and nearly two hours this afternoon. I will have the audio up later this evening, but I wanted to give you a heads up...the North Carolina General Assembly thinks they can solve the problem of poverty. Be afraid, very afraid!

Yay! Only one meeting today.



10:00 AM in 643 LOB
Poverty Reduction and Economic Recovery Study Commission

House Appt: A Bryant, E Jones, G Pierce (Cochair), J Harrell, III, J Langdon, T Walend, W Current;


Senate Appt: D Weinstein, D East, D Berger, E Jones (Cochair), F McKissick, J Queen, S Goss;

PDF of the legislation that authorized this committee to be formed and to spend $100,000 studying ways to redice poverty.


Full membership list:

Members

SENATE APPOINTMENTS

• Sen. Edward Walter Jones (Co-Chair)
• Sen. Doug Berger
• Sen. Don W. East
• Sen. Steve Goss
• Sen. Floyd B. McKissick, Jr.
• Sen. Joe Sam Queen
• Sen. David F. Weinstein
• Mr. James C. Beasley (Public Member)
• Ms. Elyse Cochran (Public Member)
• Hon. Zeno L. Edwards, Jr. (Public Member)

HOUSE APPOINTMENTS

• Rep. Garland E. Pierce (Co-Chair)
• Rep. Angela R. Bryant
• Rep. William A. Current, Sr.
• Rep. James A. Harrell, III
• Rep. Earl F. Jones
• Rep. James H. Langdon, Jr.
• Rep. Trudi Walend
• Rev. Mac Legerton (Public Member)
• Ms. Patricia S. Peterson (Public Member)
• Dr. Al Wentzy (Public Member)

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

• Dr. June St. Claire Atkinson
• Hon. Cherie Killian Berry
• Hon. Lanier M. Cansler
• Dr. Eugene A. Conti, Jr.
• Mr. J. Keith Crisco
• Hon. Linda Wheeler Hayes
• Hon. Harry E. Payne, Jr.