From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 744: Gov. Roy Cooper wants the N.C. Supreme Court to declare part of the new state budget unconstitutional. In a recent court filing, the governor expanded his Cooper v. Berger lawsuit. It now includes a challenge to budget provisions targeting Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers, roughly $1 billion in block grant funding, and the use of $87 million secured from a legal settlement. Carolina Journal Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson analyzes Cooper’s argument.
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