Today is a brand new day; one that most of us would have never thought we’d have seen in our lifetimes.  Heck, our predecessors never saw it in their lifetimes, so why should we have thought differently.  Long-time political activists never gave up and their wish became reality.

Today, January 26th, is the swearing in of a new North Carolina General Assembly, this time with both houses controlled by the Republican Party.  That is something your blogger had hoped for and worked for, more than half her life.

Today, the questions will begin to be answered.  Will be the Republicans be able to lead, after having been out-of-power since Reconstruction?  Can the Republicans answer the calls and war cries to those who elected them?  Will they be conservative enough to avoid new taxes, while cutting spending, and closing the budget gap left for them by the Democrats and Governor Beverly Perdue.  Can they even cut taxes?

As start time is growing near, listen in to the proceedings of Legislative Day One.  Follow along by looking at the calendar.  KCC expects actual floor proceedings of today to stay under two hours:

NC Senate Listen here See Today’s Calender

NC House Listen Here See Today’s Calendar

Updated: Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory lead the Pledge, rather than former Gov. Jim Holshouser. (see below)

Of special note: In the House, former Governors James G. Martin and James Holshouser will administer the prayer and the pledge, respectively.  When KCC looked at today’s House calendar, she honestly thought she was seeing one that was 20 years old.  But these former Republican governors are back in Raleigh  to welcome a General Assembly they can call their own.

More soon.

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