On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina overrode Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto to enact a sweeping law that diminishes the powers of key statewide Democratic officials set to assume office in January. The override passed in a 72-46 vote in the GOP-controlled House, following a similar vote in the …
Read More »Blue State Governors Are Pushing Congress On Child Care As Federal Subsidies Dry Up
Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th Democratic governors are pushing Congress to make significant investments in child care as the last pandemic-era federal child care subsidies are set to lapse this fall, pushing providers and parents into uncertain territory. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina led a June …
Read More »North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Vetoes Abortion Ban
Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline A crowd cheered Gov. Roy Cooper as he vetoed a Republican-authored abortion ban in an unusual rally that capped off a week of attempts to pressure a small group of GOP legislators into letting the veto stand. Some bills are signed in public ceremonies, but bill …
Read More »North Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down GOP Redistricting Map
A divided North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s new redistricting maps for congressional and General Assembly seats Friday. By a 4-3 decision – with the justices who are registered Democrats making up the majority – the state’s highest court directed the GOP-controlled legislature to redraw the plans by …
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