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The state Senate plans to consider first an override Tuesday afternoon. House Speaker Tim Moore’s chief of staff said the speaker then aims to complete the override later in the day should Senate Republicans be successful.
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Hundreds of abortion-rights activists and voters watched Gov. Roy Cooper affix his veto stamp to the bill that would have banned all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The veto launches a major test for leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly to attempt to override Cooper’s veto after they recently gained veto-proof majorities in both chambers.
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Cooper usually vetoes bills privately in his office, announcing his decision in a press release. This time he'll take his veto stamp to a much more public setting.
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Cooper, a Democrat, released his budget proposal in March. The Republican-led House passed its budget in April. The Senate’s vote this week kicked off weeks of closed-door budget negotiations between House and Senate leaders.
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Cooper announced on Thursday that State Capitol Police Chief R.E. “Chip” Hawley will fill the post when current Director Bob Schurmeier’s term ends June 30. Hawley is subject to General Assembly confirmation for the six-year term to which Cooper nominated him.
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The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly has given final legislative approval to a Medicaid expansion agreement.
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Gov. Roy Cooper is creating a new "Office of Violence Prevention" to address the uptick in gun-related deaths and injuries.
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Gov. Roy Cooper called on state legislators to avoid “culture wars” issues that “hurt people and cost us jobs” in his final State of the State address Monday night.
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Gov. Roy Cooper will outline his policy goals to lawmakers and a statewide audience Monday night in his State of the State speech.
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Wisconsin and North Carolina have become the latest states to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, a move that comes after nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular social media app owned by a Chinese company.