Summary

The North Carolina House passed a controversial bill allocating $227 million for Hurricane Helene relief while including provisions to reduce powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.

Critics, including Democrats, called it a “power grab,” citing changes like stripping the governor’s control over the State Board of Elections and limiting the attorney general’s ability to challenge state laws or advocate for utility customers.

Republicans defended the bill as necessary, but some GOP lawmakers opposed it.

The bill now heads to the Senate and may face a gubernatorial veto.

  • Cris@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    God fucking damnit man. Our local shit going to the democrats has been like my only solace

    • DeadWorld@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      Dem party of NC seems to be just as useless as the rest of the democratic party

      • MrTomS@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Ah yes, it’s the Democratic party at fault that the Republican party while they still had a veto proof majority ram thru changes.

        • EndlessApollo@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          Nothing will change with dems in power. They won’t do anything to oppose republicans, no matter how much power they hold. Yes, it is their fault, bc they never, for any reason, oppose things that republicans do, even when it’s easy to do so

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          1 month ago

          I will never forgive them for doing such a shit job at vetting candidates that a democratic member would flip republican and give them the decisive majority. The NC dems were saved by an even more dogshit republican machine this cycle

      • Moneo@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Why are people on this website so obsessed with defending the democratic party. I don’t understand what they are trying to accomplish.

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        1 month ago

        The NC Dems just won the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorneys’ General, Superintendent, NC Supreme Court Seat, and broke the GOP super majority in the state legislature

        • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          Might be time to pull a GOP and do whatever they want anyway. “Think like an asshole” should be the Dems mantra for the next 4 years if not beyond.

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            1 month ago

            Why we would ever go back to civility politics is beyond me. Cilivilty politics are planning for defeat, as everyone can clearly see. And yet despite that, I will eat an entire plane if the dems actually change for the better in any way.

            • grue@lemmy.world
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              1 month ago

              Calm down, Monsieur Mangetout; you’d have to wait for the pig to land it first.