Conservation Group Grades Lawmakers

The Conservation Council of North Carolina this week released its legislative scorecard for the N.C. General Assembly’s 2004 short session. This year, 32 lawmakers – Republicans and Democrats – earned perfect environmental voting scores on issues including conservation tax credits, parks funding and renewable fuels. The Raleigh-area legislators who scored 100 percent were Reps. Deborah Ross and Jennifer Weiss and Sen. Eric Reeves, all Wake County Democrats. For a copy of the complete scorecard, click here.