Gov. Pat McCrory made news; legislative leaders pleaded their case; municipal officials -- better than 400 of them -- had their say. Town Hall Day 2015 was a big success, 来自全州各地的365足彩下载成员以各种方式在立法大楼展示了他们的存在. The day generated big headlines as Governor McCrory, during an afternoon panel discussion, 谈到来自不同级别政府的民选官员不干涉彼此的事务，“各行其是”," while also using the occasion to pan a Senate economic incentives plan.
麦克罗里州长与文化资源部长苏珊·克鲁茨和交通部长托尼·塔塔一起参加了小组讨论, with League Executive Director Paul Meyer moderating. 麦克罗里州长特别批评了北卡罗来纳州农村地区与城市地区竞争的观点. Instead, 他说，寻求建厂或扩张的雇主正在关注不同州的类似市场, meaning that Raleigh is competing against Nashville Tenn., and Hickory against Macon, Ga. 克卢茨部长讨论了历史遗迹保护税收抵免对小城镇和大城市经济的重要性, and to the preservation of state history. 塔塔部长指出，国家交通改善计划草案将转化为比过去更多的交通项目，从而创造更多的就业机会.
(From left) Secretary of Cultural Resources Susan Kluttz, Gov. Pat McCrory, 和交通部长托尼·塔塔在市政厅日的小组讨论中向365足彩下载成员讲话
At an earlier session held in the Legislative Building Auditorium, 众议院议长蒂姆·摩尔和参议院议长菲尔·伯杰会见了365足彩下载成员, 讨论即将废除的特权许可证税和潜在的替代收入, historic preservation tax credits and the League's work on gas tax legislation. 摩尔说，他相信，一旦就汽油税和就业激励立法达成协议，议员们将把重点放在特权许可证税问题上，作为更大的税收和预算问题的一部分. 参议院领袖伯杰讨论了一项拨款计划取代历史文物保护税收抵免的可能性.
Throughout the day, 来自全州各城镇的代表在立法大楼大厅工作，并与他们所在地区的立法者会面，提出市政关注的问题. With agricultural interests also holding a big lobby day, 365足彩下载与北卡罗来纳州农业局合作，向立法者提交了一封信，继续呼吁为该州的交通资金缺口提供短期和长期的解决方案. That letter, signed by League President Ronnie Wall and Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten, 他指出，为交通基础设施提供资金是“经济竞争力的关键”."
League members in the legislative gallery are recognized by the Senate
The day's events generated lots of media attention, with League members featured in many of those news reports. Read or see just a sampling of that coverage here, here, here and here.
We'd like to thank Governor McCrory, 克鲁茨部长和塔塔部长与365足彩下载成员一起讨论对城市如此重要的问题, towns and the state as a whole. 议长摩尔和参议院领袖伯杰也应该感谢他们在繁忙的立法日程中抽出时间与365足彩下载成员会面. Most of all, thank you to all of you who attended. It is your work, 倡导并与州议员对话，这对保持城市和城镇的活力和健康至关重要. Contact: Rose Williams
