North Carolina legislators leave after veto overrides, ballot question, unfinished business
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina legislators leave after veto overrides, ballot question, unfinished business

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up this year’s chief work session Thursday after overriding Democratic Gov. And while the House and Senate managed to approve $67.5 million to help for six months child care centers at risk of closing after federal grants expire, they couldn’t agree on setting aside close to $500 million for scholarships and other funds for K-12 students to attend private schools or receive services. The Senate initially sent the House a standalone spending measure for those private-school programs, but House members wanted the private-school money accompanied by public school spending increases within a budget bill, House Speaker Tim Moore said. “It would be a real shame and a missed opportunity if we don’t get those Opportunity Scholarship dollars out,” Moore told reporters earlier Thursday.

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North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers
1 week, 5 days ago

North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday enacted a law over the governor’s veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and other other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections. Many provisions within the 132-page law seek to diminish powers afforded to Gov.-elect Josh Stein, incoming attorney general Jeff Jackson, the next Democratic lieutenant governor …

North Carolina General Assembly overrides veto of bill eroding incoming Democrats powers
1 week, 5 days ago

North Carolina General Assembly overrides veto of bill eroding incoming Democrats powers

CNN  

CNN — Republicans in the North Carolina House pushed through a measure restricting the powers of the incoming governor and other Democrats, overriding outgoing Democratic Gov. In his veto message last month, Cooper called the bill a “sham” that “shuffles money from one fund to another.” Billed as disaster relief funding following massive flooding in western North Carolina caused by …

'Authoritarian stuff': Reporter slams NC's GOP supermajority over 'corrupt power grab'
3 weeks ago

'Authoritarian stuff': Reporter slams NC's GOP supermajority over 'corrupt power grab'

Raw Story  

In a startling power grab, the Republican-led supermajority in North Carolina moved to override a veto by the current governor, Roy Cooper, that would limit the powers of the executive branch. Slate courts reporter Mark Joseph Stern posted on Bluesky that it was "hugely corrupt power grab." The News & Observer reported that the bill was written "in secret and …

North Carolina’s governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats
3 weeks, 6 days ago

North Carolina’s governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would strip powers from several Democrats elected to statewide office this month, including removing the authority of Cooper’s successor to appoint the state elections board. These and other provisions, contained in a wide-ranging measure stuffed through the Republican-dominated General Assembly in less than 24 hours during …

North Carolina Republicans complete a veto override of voucher, immigration bill
1 month ago

North Carolina Republicans complete a veto override of voucher, immigration bill

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature completed on Wednesday its override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that both approves more funds for private school scholarship grants for recipients of all incomes and directs local sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents’ requests to detain certain inmates. “A historic expansion of parental school choice is now a …

North Carolina’s GOP-controlled House overrides Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina’s GOP-controlled House overrides Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Republican-led House quickly overrode three of Democratic Gov. Cooper said in his veto statement that the law would endanger people on state highways because off-road vehicles don’t have as many safety features. What mostly prompted Cooper’s veto was a prohibition against local ordinances that aim to stop landlords from denying tenancy to people whose rent …

NC governor Roy Cooper fielding questions about a spot on Harris ticket
5 months ago

NC governor Roy Cooper fielding questions about a spot on Harris ticket

Raw Story  

Roy Cooper’s job firing up crowds for the Democratic presidential ticket this year would appear to be at odds with the subdued demeanor of a longtime North Carolina office holder not given to verbal flourishes. Cooper’s steady climb through North Carolina’s political ranks and his position as a Democratic governor in a swing state has pundits measuring his potential as …

North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly raced Wednesday to advance legislation before completing its chief working session for the year — even as lawmakers know they could return later this summer to settle unfinished business. The House voted Wednesday to override Cooper’s three vetoes so far this year, with similar Senate votes expected on Thursday. A great deal …

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoes first bill of 2024 legislative session
7 months ago

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoes first bill of 2024 legislative session

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — In his first veto of the 2024 legislative session, Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday blocked passage of a transportation bill that contains billboard rule changes that he said would hinder the state’s natural beauty. “Redbuds and other trees that were threatened by this ill-conceived bill support carbon sequestration, pollinator propagation, and wildlife habitat,” North …

North Carolina governor seeks to halt GOP’s favored policies as legislature resumes
7 months, 4 weeks ago

North Carolina governor seeks to halt GOP’s favored policies as legislature resumes

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly returned Wednesday for its budget-adjustment session, receiving a spending plan from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper that seeks to halt Republicans’ premier policies in recent years on taxes and school choice — proposals that GOP lawmakers are likely to ignore. Cooper’s budget would spend $3.6 billion more for the fiscal year starting July …

North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections
1 year, 2 months ago

North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor’s ability to oversee elections on Tuesday by overriding Democratic Gov. One new North Carolina law would eliminate the governor’s power to appoint the State Board of Elections and give it to legislative leaders, while the other would end a three-day grace period to receive and count absentee …

North Carolina Gov. Cooper vetoes 2 more bills, but budget still on track to become law Tuesday
1 year, 2 months ago

North Carolina Gov. Cooper vetoes 2 more bills, but budget still on track to become law Tuesday

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Monday both an energy bill and the legislature’s annual regulatory reform measure, while allowing legislation directing more state government oversight of high school athletics to become law. Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton of Cabarrus County, a former Duke Energy executive and bill sponsor, said Cooper’s “hardline opposition to nuclear power …

North Carolina governor vetoes bill that would take away his control over election boards
1 year, 2 months ago

North Carolina governor vetoes bill that would take away his control over election boards

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Republican legislation Thursday that would take away his powers to choose State Board of Elections members and give them to legislative leaders as the 2024 campaign cycle begins in the closely divided state. In his veto message, Cooper said the legislation “could doom our state’s elections to gridlock” by promoting …

North Carolina legislature gives final OK to election board changes, with governor’s veto to follow
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina legislature gives final OK to election board changes, with governor’s veto to follow

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C — The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval on Friday to Republican-backed legislation that would shift control of the State Board of Elections away from the governor and give it to lawmakers as the 2024 elections get underway. Cooper already has promised to veto it, saying it’s a GOP power play that would result in stalemates on …

North Carolina governor vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina governor vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill Thursday that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers. Another bill Cooper vetoed on Thursday would take away the governor’s appointment power to several boards and commissions, such as those that set electricity rates and environmental …

North Carolina Republicans finalize passage of an elections bill that could withstand a veto
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina Republicans finalize passage of an elections bill that could withstand a veto

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature finalized late Wednesday a far-reaching elections bill that would end a grace period for counting mailed absentee ballots, toughen same-day registration rules and empower partisan observers at polling places. Another previously vetoed provision in the bill would direct state courts to send information to election officials about potential jurors being disqualified because …

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit
1 year, 5 months ago

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Late revisions to new North Carolina abortion restrictions scheduled to begin this weekend cleared the state Senate on Monday night, changes that if enacted could frustrate pending litigation seeking to stop the law’s enforcement. The plaintiffs complained last week in a court filing that many provisions in the new abortion law are “riddled with inconsistencies, irrational requirements …

Bills altering North Carolina voting rules, elections board makeup approved by the state Senate
1 year, 6 months ago

Bills altering North Carolina voting rules, elections board makeup approved by the state Senate

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate approved on Wednesday a pair of election and voting-related bills that include the latest attempts by Republicans to enact legislation that Democratic Gov. By identical party-line votes favoring the GOP, the chamber agreed to two measures that would affect election administration and the details of voting in the nation’s ninth-largest state, where statewide …

North Carolina Republicans seek to strip Democrat governor of elections board control
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina Republicans seek to strip Democrat governor of elections board control

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans filed legislation Monday to strip Gov. Roy Cooper of power to appoint State Board of Elections members, intensifying a yearslong struggle over state government powers between the GOP-led General Assembly and the Democratic governor. In a news release, Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue, a Wake County Democrat, called the bill a “power grab, …

North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic lawmakers said Monday that a Republican bill containing election and ballot changes that Democratic Gov. But at some point, what we’re hoping is by bringing attention to this that people in the public — Republicans or Democrats — will look and say, ‘You know, guys, this is getting to be a bit much,’” said …

North Carolina GOP negotiations likely next to curb appointment powers of Gov. Roy Cooper
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina GOP negotiations likely next to curb appointment powers of Gov. Roy Cooper

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House and Senate Republicans are likely headed to negotiations over how to retool the composition of several key state commissions controlled by Democratic Gov. Both the House proposal and a version OK’d by the Senate in April would shift the makeup of a handful of panels by giving more seats to those picked by legislators …

North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — In front of an exuberant crowd, North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed legislation Saturday that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. “If just one Republican in either the House or the Senate keeps a campaign promise to protect women’s reproductive health, we can stop this ban.” Andrea Long, a 42-year-old …

Cooper vetoes bill eliminating pistol purchase permit system
1 year, 8 months ago

Cooper vetoes bill eliminating pistol purchase permit system

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. “Eliminating strong background checks will allow more domestic abusers and other dangerous people to own handguns and reduces law enforcement’s ability to stop them from committing violent crimes,” Cooper said in a statement Friday. Marcus Bass, deputy director of the North Carolina Black Alliance, said removing the sheriffs’ screening process would be “the …

NC governor has little wiggle room with legislature in 2023
2 years ago

NC governor has little wiggle room with legislature in 2023

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper described on Wednesday jobs announcements, an emerging clean energy sector and his ability to block “culture-war, business-killing” laws on social issues from the General Assembly among his administration’s accomplishments during 2022. Moore told reporters on Tuesday that he’s “met with several Democrats who have made it very clear to me that …

NC legislature election to decide extent of Republican power
2 years, 1 month ago

NC legislature election to decide extent of Republican power

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans aimed for super-sized control of the legislature for the next two years in Tuesday’s election, while Democrats led by Gov. Republicans are seeking at least two additional Senate seats and three House seats compared to their current tallies to give them veto-proof majorities in each chamber come January for the first time since late …

NC budget, immigration bills finalized as session ends
2 years, 5 months ago

NC budget, immigration bills finalized as session ends

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up its chief work session for the year on Friday by finalizing proposed state budget adjustments for the new fiscal year, crossing off other must-do legislation but leaving some big policy matters unresolved or thwarted. The Republican-penned spending measure, which alters the second year of a two-year budget plan enacted last …

N. Carolina governor vetoes GOP bill pushing primary to June
2 years, 10 months ago

N. Carolina governor vetoes GOP bill pushing primary to June

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper refused on Friday to delay North Carolina’s primaries by another three weeks to June, vetoing a measure that Republican legislators said would allow them more time to redraw their redistricting plans if the state Supreme Court strikes down boundaries. “The constitutionality of congressional and legislative districts is now in the hands of the North …

NC governor vetoes bill barring donations to run elections
3 years ago

NC governor vetoes bill barring donations to run elections

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Republican legislation Thursday that would bar North Carolina election boards and officials in counties from accepting private money to run elections. But Cooper said in a statement that nonprofit and nonpartisan grants provided masks, pens and other protective equipment “so voters stayed safe during the pandemic.” “The legislature should start properly funding …

NC’s top court halts March primary due to remapping suits
3 years ago

NC’s top court halts March primary due to remapping suits

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s highest court on Wednesday pushed back the March election primaries for legislative, congressional and judicial seats to give state courts time to review lawsuits claiming the Republican-controlled legislature illegally gerrymandered some districts. “The court didn’t even articulate a legal or factual basis for suspending elections,” said GOP state Rep. Ralph Hise, one of the lawsuits’ …

NC governor vetoes bill moving up absentee ballot deadline
3 years ago

NC governor vetoes bill moving up absentee ballot deadline

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Thursday legislation that would bar officials from counting mail-in absentee ballots received after Election Day, even if their envelopes were postmarked on or before that date. “The legislature ironically named this bill ‘The Election Day Integrity Act’ when it actually does the opposite,” Cooper said in his veto message. …

NC General Assembly wraps up most of its 2021 work
3 years ago

NC General Assembly wraps up most of its 2021 work

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up late Monday nearly all of its work for the calendar year, although vetoes, redistricting rulings or other items could bring lawmakers back to Raleigh for more activity within weeks. Another measure receiving final approval — spurred on by a stinging state audit last year of Rocky Mount’s finances — places …

N Carolina budget gets final OK, quickly signed by Cooper
3 years, 1 month ago

N Carolina budget gets final OK, quickly signed by Cooper

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly gave its final approval to a two-year state budget on Thursday and sent it to Democratic Gov. “I will continue to fight for progress where this budget falls short but believe that, on balance, it is an important step in the right direction.” The series of bipartisan votes for the plan that …

Cooper vetoes NC bill banning Down syndrome abortions
3 years, 5 months ago

Cooper vetoes NC bill banning Down syndrome abortions

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. “This bill is unconstitutional and it damages the doctor-patient relationship with an unprecedented government intrusion.” Republican sponsors face a difficult challenge in overriding Cooper’s veto. Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers and abortion rights groups in North Carolina have said House Bill 453 would force women to give birth, even if a Down syndrome diagnosis was just …

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wins reelection
4 years, 1 month ago

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wins reelection

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. “It’s time to do the hard work of healing because North Carolinians deserve that,” Cooper said in an acceptance speech minutes after The Associated Press called the race in his favor. “What an uphill battle it was, and we’re like, that close.” Forest said he unsuccessfully tried multiple times to call Cooper on the phone …

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