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Luebke has cancer, will seek N Carolina House re-election

Edit The Washington Times 30 Oct 2015
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - One of the longest serving North Carolina House members says he's being treated for cancer but intends to seek re-election next year. Democratic Rep. Paul Luebke of Durham announced Friday he was diagnosed recently with lymphoma under his left eye and has started treatment. Luebke says ... ....

Legislators debate Planned Parenthood as they sprint to session’s end

Edit The Charlotte Observer 29 Sep 2015
After a heated debate about hidden-camera videos of Planned Parenthood, the N.C. House voted to ban the sale of body parts resulting from an abortion. The abortion bill was among more than a dozen last-minute items that moved quickly through the legislature Monday as the House and Senate try to wrap up eight months of work and their longest session in more than a decade ... Rep ... Rep ... “Absolutely not.” ... Paul Luebke, a Durham Democrat....

NC light-rail funding cap draws bipartisan attacks

Edit The Charlotte Observer 24 Sep 2015
Paul Luebke, a Durham Democrat. “There are plenty of us who feel that urban areas should be able to make their own judgments about public transit, and it shouldn’t be dictated by the state,” Luebke said ... Luebke and Brawley said the effort to repeal the $500,000 limit on light-rail funds includes Rep. Paul Stam, a Wake County Republican, who has said that the state should not spend money on light rail....

Jobs incentives bill heads to Gov. Pat McCrory

Edit The Charlotte Observer 23 Sep 2015
The N.C ... Pat McCrory ... Rep. Paul Luebke, a Durham Democrat, said the legislature is contradicting its own policy of lowering the corporate tax rate for all businesses. “Companies are settling in Durham County who would do so without the incentive,” Luebke said Wednesday ... But Luebke said the legislature shouldn’t carve out exemptions for airlines and NASCAR while adding new sales taxes on services like auto repair ... Colin Campbell....

Metro Int'l strikes North American deal on ‘Kilo Two Bravo’

Edit IMDb 19 Aug 2015
David Elliot, Mark Stanley, Scott Kyle, Benjamin O’Mahony, Bryan Parry, Liam Ainsworth, Andy Gibbins, John Doughty, Paul Luebke, Thomas Davison, Grant Kilburn, Robert Mitchell, Jon Paul Bell, Malachi Kirby and [link »....

NC House OKs $2.85 billion bond referendum

Edit The Charlotte Observer 06 Aug 2015
The state House voted Wednesday to put a $2.85 billion bond issue before voters this November, but the proposal garnered opposition from 21 Republican legislators ... we just can’t resist spending it.” ... Paul Luebke, a Durham Democrat ... But despite the opposition from Luebke and House Democratic Leader Larry Hall, 30 Democrats voted for the proposal – and without their support, the bill would have failed because so many Republicans voted no....

Bill curbing cities’ ability to set design standards heads to McCrory

Edit The Charlotte Observer 09 Jun 2015
A bill that would bar cities from regulating the type or color of home siding and other design features is on its way to Gov. Pat McCrory after passing the House Tuesday. The House voted 98-17 for , which had already passed the Senate. The bill was supported by real estate and building industry groups and opposed by the N.C ... Paul Luebke, a Durham Democrat, told colleagues. But Democratic Rep ... Morrill....

More NC budget changes made before House gives initial OK

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 22 May 2015
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A solid bipartisan majority in the House gave initial approval Thursday night to the chamber's state budget proposal for the next two years that was buoyed by additional expected funds from a recovering economy for pay raises, reserves and Medicaid ... The chamber reconvened just after midnight for the second of two required votes early Friday ... Paul Luebke of Durham, one of the Democrats that voted no. But Rep ... ....

NC House votes to expand immigration checks on workers

Edit The Charlotte Observer 23 Apr 2015
The N.C. House voted 80-39 Thursday to require more employers to check their workers’ immigration status through the federal E-Verify program. House Bill 318 – the “Protect North Carolina Workers Act” – would require E-Verify for hiring temporary workers whose employment period is nine months or less ... Rep ... Rep. Paul Luebke of Durham said he was concerned by the anti-immigrant rhetoric in Thursday’s debate ... ....

Burr tips his hand on 2016 hopefuls

Edit The Charlotte Observer 11 Apr 2015
Sen ... “I support the nominee,” he said coyly ... ▪ “(Sen.) Rand Paul has a slice of America and a message that I think will play extremely well ... I don’t see (Sen ... And I think national security could likely be the number one issue of the 2016 race.” Jim MorrillBrand Paul. U.S ... Rand Paul may be trailing rivals in the polls, but he’s leading the field in branded merchandise ... Paul Luebke and other to sponsor the “Voter Freedom Act of 2015.” ... ....

Legislature drops NC gas tax 1.5 cents, starting Wednesday

Edit The Charlotte Observer 31 Mar 2015
House Democrats protested that the measure will put an unfair tax burden on working families, but both chambers gave final approval by comfortable margins Tuesday afternoon. Gov. Pat McCrory quickly signed it into law ... Rep. Paul Luebke, a Democrat from Durham, chided Republicans for avoiding mention that the bill will increase the gas tax. “This matters, because people need the money in their pockets,” Luebke said. Rep ... Sen ... Rep ... Siceloff ... ....

Patrick Gannon: Majority doesn’t always rule in voice votes

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 25 Mar 2015
Paul Stam, an Apex Republican – to eliminate the protest petition from state law, which would give residents less of a voice in proposed developments adjacent to their properties ... Paul Luebke, a Durham Democrat, proposed what he considered a “compromise amendment” to Stam’s bill ... Then came the voice vote on Luebke’s amendment ... Luebke disagreed and asked for a show of hands, but Ford wouldn’t allow it....

Power of NC rezoning petitions scaled back by committee

Edit The Charlotte Observer 19 Mar 2015
Rep. Paul Stam, R-Wake, the bill's primary sponsor, said the current law gives disproportionate power to landowners outside areas where rezoning would occur ... Rep ... "It forced people to pay attention to the fact that a lot of citizens in the area — not just one ... Paul Luebke, D-Durham, that would have lowered the approval threshold to two-thirds of council members and raised the 5 percent requirement of outside owners to 15 percent....
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