Republican leadership from the N.C. House and Senate recently doled out standing committee assignments to the N.C. General Assembly for this legislative session.

Below are the appointments given to lawmakers representing parts of the Twin Counties:

HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES

N.C. Rep. Angela Bryant, D-Nash: Elections; Appropriations; Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources; Education; Insurance; Judiciary; Judiciary Subcommittee B.

N.C. Rep. Jeff Collins, R-Nash: Commerce and Job Development; Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Business and Labor; Finance; Government; Insurance (vice chairman); Public Utilities.

N.C. Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield, D-Wilson: Appropriations; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Commerce and Job Development; Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Science and Technology; Ethics; Health and Human Services; Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House.

N.C. Rep. Joe Tolson, D-Edgecombe: Agriculture; Appropriations; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation; Commerce and Job Development; Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Science and Technology; Education; Public Utilities.

SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES

N.C. Sen. Clark Jenkins, D-Edgecombe: Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources; Appropriations on Department of Transportation; Finance; Judiciary I; Pensions & Retirement and Aging; Transportation.

N.C. Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson: Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety; Commerce; Education/Higher Education; Finance; insurance; Judiciary II; Rules and Operations of the Senate.