North Carolina Gov And Gov-Elect Take Republicans To Court Over Power Grab
The newly elected North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and current Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper filed a lawsuit against the GOP-controlled state legislature’s leadership on Thursday
North Carolina GOP changes election rules before losing supermajority
Republicans in the state legislature gave an ally control over the state’s elections board, rewrote ballot-counting rules and chipped away at the power of the incoming Democratic governor.
North Carolina GOP overrides Dem Gov, scores a big win for voter integrity
The veto marks the last chance for Republicans to act as the party lost its supermajority in last month’s elections.
GOP legislators complete post-election power grab in North Carolina
After struggling at the ballot box, North Carolina Republicans could've honored the will of the state's voters. They instead launched a brazen power grab.
North Carolina governor sues after state GOP shifts balance of power
One day after Republicans passed a fiercely opposed bill targeting responsibilities of incoming Democratic leaders, the incoming and outgoing governors sued over changes emancipating the state highway patrol.
North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the Democratic governor's powers
North Carolina lawmakers have 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.
North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Enact a Law Eroding the Incoming Democratic Governor's Powers
North Carolina House Republicans have enacted legislation that erodes some powers of several statewide offices newly-elected Democrats are slated to hold next month
North Carolina Republicans override veto to enact bill eroding Democratic governor’s powers
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.
North Carolina G.O.P. Brushes Aside Democratic Governor to Expand Power
After cloaking a bill that strips key powers from Democrats as hurricane aid, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature overrode a veto from Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, to pass it into law.
Under the Dome: NC Republicans shift power; elections board rejects ballot challenges
Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I’m Emily Vespa. Republican lawmakers overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that strips power from incoming executive branch Democrats on Wednesday in the last vote before they lose their veto-proof supermajority next month.
North Carolina Republicans override veto, stripping governor’s powers
A bill that strips power from North Carolina’s Democratic governor became law on Wednesday after state Republicans voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto in a 72-46 supermajority vote in the House along party lines.
Weekend reads: GOP grabs power, the voters Griffin would discount, and UNC’s $50 million man
NC Republicans pass law shifting government power, overriding Cooper’s veto By Galen Bacharier Wide-ranging law curbs ...
Sen. Thom Tillis says threats to primary GOP senators who oppose Trump’s cabinet picks are coming from ‘political opportunists’
N.C., on Sunday blasted those who have promised to fund primary challenges against Republican Senators who oppose ...
North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature erodes incoming Democrats’ political powers
The North Carolina House voted Wednesday to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that will restrict the ...
“What’s happening in North Carolina is sinister": NC GOP offers preview of Trump threat to democracy
“What’s happening in North Carolina is sinister, and it will have a chilling effect on our democracy and our country if they’re able to get away with what they’re trying to achieve,” Anderson Clayton, ...
North Carolina GOP lawmakers override veto of bill to strip power from incoming Democratic officials
North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill that strips the state's incoming ...
NC Republicans hijack Hurricane Helene relief bill in shameful GOP power grab | Opinion
On Wednesday, the state’s House of Representatives overturned Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382. The new ...