Legislators on the Board of Governors? Published 3:52 a.m. today A proposal that surfaced last week to name state legislators to the UNC Board of Governors would further politicize a board that’s already overly politicized. It’s not a good idea. HB455 would allow each house of the NC General Assembly to appoint two of its own members to the Board of Governors. The legislative members would have non-voting positions, and their terms on the board – like those of legislators – would last two years. The proposal would formalize something that former Rep. John Fraley, R-Iredell and a frien...