Republicans push ambitious agenda during 2013 session

The Republican party controlled the entire lawmaking process this year for the first time in more than a century.

The GOP's supermajority, backed by Gov. Pat McCrory, dramatically reshaped the North Carolina landscape.

This legislature moved to a flat tax and away from a graduated income tax first enacted in 1921; cut unemployment benefits to 1951 levels; turned down federal health insurance for the poor; and made voting more difficult.

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Gov. Pat McCrory, right; Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, left; and House Speaker Thom Tillis turned the state to the right during this legislative session.

Legislation

Several major bills passed in the final days of the session, including changes to the state's election laws and how it regulates abortion. They had not been signed by Gov. Pat McCrory at press time. The governor has 30 days to sign a bill before it becomes law without his signature.

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