This week on The Debrief: The N.C. Senate kicked off the week presenting its version of the state budget and wrapped the week giving it bipartisan passage. The state legislature also voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 20, a measure restricting abortion in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. Within minutes, Cooper appealed to donors and took to national news outlets to declare the measure a result of “diabolical gerrymandering.” Meanwhile, 57% of North Carolina voters support restrictions on abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses Gov. Roy Cooper’s approach to the national political stage
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Gov. Roy Cooper’s work with national Democrats ahead of the 2024 election season. Kokai offered these comments during the Dec. 1, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”