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Republican: Scripts need reviewing
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Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Jan 27, 2007 12:47pm |
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News Date | Saturday, January 27, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | Raleigh | Citing the controversy surrounding the Dakota Fanning film Hounddog, the leader of the state Senate Republicans says he wants the government to review scripts before cameras start rolling in North Carolina.
That system, said state Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, would apply only to films seeking the state's lucrative filmmaker incentive, which refunds as much as 15 percent of what productions spend in North Carolina from the state treasury.
"Why should North Carolina taxpayers pay for something they find objectionable?" said Berger, who is having proposed legislation drafted.
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