Source: Laura Leslie, 4/6/17, WRAL

Speed legislating is pretty common each legislative session in the weeks leading up to crossover, the date by which, in most cases, a bill must pass one or the other chamber of the General Assembly to remain viable for the remainder of the two-year session.
However, a controversial bill that would intervene in pending lawsuits against the world's largest pork producer may have broken some speed records as it zoomed through the House on Thursday, leaving many lawmakers scratching their heads.

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