The House gave final approval Wednesday to two bill repealing local annexations approved by town councils in Kinston and Lexington. The bills, approved in votes of 71-46 and 70-46, now move to the Senate for consideration. Rep. William Wainwright, D-Craven, raised objections to the bill for a second day. Citing a state constitutional provision prohibiting the legislature from enacting certain local or special acts, Wainwright said legislators would be violating their oath to uphold the constitution by voting for the bill.(THE INSIDER, 3/03/11).
