You just can't do much about it. No matter what the legislators tell you, most of them would rather be in Raleigh than at home. In Raleigh, they have an office and a secretary to take care of them. They have power. They get taken out to dinner.
People bow and scrape and listen respectfully to what they say.
They get paid extra money for every extra day they stay in session and it doesn't cost them much to live. There may be something to what he said. They seem to be able to finish their business and go home on time. North Carolina may have special problems. The normal difference of opinion between them has been dramatically increased and complicated by the overlay of partisan competition and the genuine difference of opinion about the role of government.