This week on The Debrief: The U.S. Supreme Court rejects race-based admissions at UNC-Chapel Hill and Harvard. A 6-3 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in the Moore v. Harper redistricting case finds that state courts can review congressional election maps drawn by legislatures. A Greensboro facility leased by the fed is preparing to house unaccompanied minors...
This week on “The Debrief”: *State House Speaker Tim Moore faces a rare “alienation of affections” lawsuit from a former Apex Town Council member. *Almost every Democrat flips votes from “yes” to “no” after Gov. Roy Cooper wields his veto stamp. *The state Senate passes legislation to change election procedures and rework the N.C. State...
On Tuesday, the Republican-led North Carolina Senate voted to override four of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, bringing the chamber’s total number of veto overrides this legislative session to all six.
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill designed to prevent compelled speech for people seeking jobs with state government or local community colleges. Senate Bill 364 also would prevent state government agencies from promoting a list of 13 proscribed concepts.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Gov. Roy Cooper’s campaign to convince Republican legislators to flip their votes on an abortion bill. Kokai offered these comments during the May 12, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Carolina Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Donna King hosts a recap of the week’s legislative news with journalists and state policy experts. This week, they discuss the SBI Director and Gov. Roy Cooper face off , legislators override Gov. Roy Cooper’s gun bill veto, the latest poll results that matchup DeSantis and Biden.
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, assesses the vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s first veto of 2023. King offered these comments during the March 31, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Helping to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 593 would send a message about the legislative branch's authority.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Monday that would have require N.C. sheriffs to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they cannot confirm the citizenship status of someone in their custody accused of serious felonies and violent crimes.
Neither state Senate Democrat who initially voted for the Free the Smiles legislation last month was willing to stick with that “yes” vote this week. Both of their “yes” votes turned into “no” when they had a chance to help override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the school masking measure. The flip from “yes” to...
The speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives wants colleagues to override the governor’s veto of a bill ending school mask mandates. It would mark the first time in a year that lawmakers have tried to overturn a gubernatorial veto. “This isn’t over,” Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, tweeted Friday. “Looking forward to overriding @NC_Governor‘s veto...
