Updates from the Statehouse

From left: State Sen. Rod Bray, State Rep. Craig Haggard and State Rep. Peggy Mayfield field questions last Saturday during the Third House session held at the Mooresville Government Center and hosted by the Greater Mooresville Chamber of Commerce. (Merv Hendricks photo / MCC)
MOORESVILLE — Property taxes, Medicaid and education dominated discussion between Morgan County’s three state legislators and an audience that sometimes pushed back at Saturday’s Third House event at the Mooresville Government Center.
State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville, D37) and State Reps. Peggy Mayfield (R-Martinsville, D60) and Craig Haggard (R-Mooresville, D57) gave status updates and answered questions. The forum was sponsored by the Mooresville Chamber of Commerce, and Treg Hopkins moderated.
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