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Rather than vote yes or no, 12 House Democrats walked out, leading to more questions over whether the N.C. Democratic Party is divided on supporting Israel.

 

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyRepublican state legislators In North Carolina are establishing a new investigative body that Democratic critics have aptly compared to a “secret police force.”This new entity, formally known as the Joint Legislative Committee on Government Operations, or “Gov Ops” for short, will be chaired by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R). It grants the state the authority to investigate vario...

At the end of September, a bill was passed that allocates a portion of North Carolina’s new budget to a secret police force. An investigative organization called the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations (JLCGO), will be able to investigate state and governmental agencies — including non-state agencies that are given public funds. Republicans claimed...

On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode five more bills vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper, bringing the total to 19 overrides this session.

Democrats are sounding the alarm about the "punitive power" given to a key investigative committee.

“This consolidation of force and coercion is very worrying,” one critic of the provision said.

They are exercising rights theyve had for 50 years, but why should that matter?

When the new budget goes into effect next week, state lawmakers will have significant new investigative powers that Democrats compared to a “secret police force.” 

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