Source: Craig Jarvis, NEWS & OBSERVER, 7/30/16

Public bill-signing ceremonies are opportunities for governors to attract favorable attention to themselves as well as to the beneficiaries of new laws. This year’s annual Farm Act provided just such an opportunity last week, as Gov. Pat McCrory, who is running for re-election, emphasized his commitment to agriculture, and state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler praised his fellow Republican as a friend to farmers.

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