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North Carolina lawmakers plan to vote Tuesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes on five bills. The Republican supermajority is expected to make quick work of the votes, passing election rule changes, other bills, into law.
The new state budget is also now law, after Cooper allowed it to go into effect without either signing or vetoing it on Monday. He also signed a number of bills into law, in addition to his vetoes.
Included in North Carolina's new $30 billion state budget is at least $3 billion for economic development. Megasites, NCInnovation, Global TransPark and infrastructure are among the biggest earmarks.
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 -- It is no exaggeration to say the seven justices of the N.C. Supreme Court will determine if the General Assembly is the devil's playground or a temple of democracy.
Republican lawmakers are holding a series of public hearings this week on the state's redistricting process. They also changed the state's open records laws last week, shielding information about the General Assembly's map-making process.