Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed H.B. 10, the multifaceted bill that fully funds Opportunity Scholarships, requires sheriffs to cooperate with ICE, and includes adjustments to the budget proposal. Just a day before, Cooper spent most of his time as the keynote speaker Thursday at the Legislative Session of the 151st Annual North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) Convention blasting Opportunity Scholarships, insisting they will hurt public schools.
RALEIGH—A bill that would require courts to award attorney’s fees to the press and citizens who win public-record lawsuits against the state aroused spirited debate during a House committee hearing Thursday. John Bussian, legislative and First Amendment counsel for the North Carolina Press Association, told members of the House Judiciary 1 Committee that despite changes that government lawyers want, the legislation “is a good bill the way it’s presently worded” and that “no opposing words were given” in Senate committee hearings that had been conducted on the bill.
