Black Can't Get Extra Tax Money To Buy Legal Bills

Winston Salem Journal A state attorney said yesterday that House Speaker Jim Black's office cannot get additional tax money to pay for legal bills related to responding to federal grand jury subpoenas. Black's office asked state attorneys last month if it could spend up to $200,000 to comply with a grand jury's requests for paperwork. The decision means that the spending cap on legal fees will remain at $30,000 for now. Good. Why should he get our money to help pay his legal bills? The $30k is about $30k too much in my opinion.