by Thomas Mills | Mar 26, 2021 | Editor's Blog
What a difference a pandemic makes. Governor Roy Cooper dropped his budget this week and, while Republicans disagreed with much of it, nobody used terms like “DOA” to describe it like they have in the past. Both sides struck a conciliatory tone, sounding confident...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 28, 2019 | Editor's Blog
The North Carolina Senate announced that it might try to override Roy Cooper’s budget veto this afternoon. They’ll take a vote if they think they’ve got the support. Democrats, for their part, have taken to social media calling for their caucus to stay strong, using...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 26, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Medicaid
The budget standoff continues this week. Republicans in the legislature are still waiting for an opportunity to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto. Democrats, though, are standing firm. The budget really reflects the values of the two parties. Democrats believe the...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 7, 2019 | Editor's Blog
The standoff over the budget is a great example of the perils of one-party rule. For most of this decade, Republicans in the legislature held veto-proof majorities, or close to it. They got accustomed to passing legislation and routinely overriding governors’ vetoes,...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 10, 2019 | Editor's Blog
North Carolina is getting a political show in the legislature like we haven’t seen in a long time. For the first time since 2012, Republicans in the legislature face a governor with enough Democrats in the both chambers to sustain his veto. The budget the GOP pushed...
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