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Cooper vetoes GOP bill shifting appointment power over election boards to legislature
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a GOP bill that would restructure election boards and change how their members are appointed.
Republicans Seek More Control Over Elections
N.C. House of Representatives followed the N.C. Senate in passing legislation that would put the legislature in charge of all election board appointments.
Medicaid expansion won’t begin in North Carolina on Oct. 1
Due to the delay of North Carolina’s final budget by two months, the implementation of Medicaid expansion for low-income adults will not begin on Oct. 1.
NC Legislature Passes 12-Week Abortion Ban
Gov. Roy Cooper is likely to veto the 12-Week abortion ban if it gets to his desk, but the state legislature has a Republican veto-proof majority.
NC Abortion Bill Clears the State Senate
Senate Bill 20 clears the State Senate, and with the NC Senate now approving a 12-week abortion ban, the GOP super-majority will be tested.
Senate Bill 743 would take UNC hospitals out of antitrust laws
North Carolina’s state Senate passed Senate Bill 743, which would exempt the UNC Health Care system from federal and state antitrust laws.
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