Source: Jason DeBruyn, WUNC, 5/12/17


A fourth veto, and now a fourth override, and now hog farmers are shielded with government protection. The Republican-controlled General Assembly knocked down Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill related to hog farmers. Going forward, farmers, including those who operate hog farms, will never have to pay more than a restricted amount of damages if smells from their farms drive down property values.

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