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Tim Kent's Time Machine Travels to When the Lt Governor Ran the Senate
There was a time when the Lieutenant Governor ran the NC Senate and had powers equal to the NC Speaker of the House. Some would argue that from 1973-1988, the so-called second-in-command had more powers than even the Governor.
Tim Kent is the Executive Director of the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association and he was a reporter at WRAL when the LG was stripped of most legislative power in 1988 after a Republican won the position. This is Tim's second visit to the podcast after he walked listeners through the overthrow of a sitting House Speaker, also in 1988.
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