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On Tuesday, a coalition of media outlets led by the Carolina Journal sent a letter to all North Carolina lawmakers opposing language in the state budget that grants legislators broad discretion as custodians of their own public records, to determine what qualifies as a "public record." Further, it allows for the destruction of documents lawmakers
Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has finally passed a state budget for the 2023-25 biennium — and Gov. Roy Cooper has decided not to veto it, allowing it
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 they've had for 50 years, but why should that matter?