Source: Colin Campbell and Anne Blythe, NEWS & OBSERVER, 4/9/18


Metal detectors and x-ray machines are being installed at the entrances to the Legislative Building this week, part of an effort to heighten security around the General Assembly. Lobbyists, journalists and members of the public will soon be required to pass through the security screening each time they enter the building, while a separate entry process will allow legislators and staff to bypass the lines. The change doesn't affect the entrances to the Legislative Office Building.

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