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This Week In NC Politics: Confirmation Powers And New HB2 Repeal Bill

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Jeff Tiberii
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WUNC
Lawmakers and the governor this week continued their spat over confirmation powers, as lawmakers introduced a new, bipartisan bill to repeal House Bill 2.

The week in North Carolina politics, lawmakers and Governor Roy Cooper continued their spat over confirmation powers.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to issue a subpoena for Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs Larry Hall after he failed to show up at three confirmation hearings. The Legislature passed a contested law in December that requires Senate confirmation of the governor’s cabinet picks.

Gov. Cooper and fellow Democrats have argued those hearings should be put on hold until the court rules on whether the law can stay in place.

And lawmakers filed a bipartisan bill to repeal House Bill 2, with some conditions. The proposal got immediate backlash this week from other Democrats and LGBT rights groups who want a clean repeal of HB2. It's not clear whether the proposal has enough votes to pass.

Becki Gray, of the John Locke Foundation, and Rob Schofield, of NC Policy Watch, join WUNC's Jeff Tiberii to discuss the week's news.

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
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