As I’ve noted before, there is never a dull moment in North Carolina politics. That has certainly been the case over the last six weeks or so.
For instance, we have a state Supreme Court race that has yet to be decided due to its closeness and the GOP candidate not conceding (while the Democrat in the race is calling him a threat to democracy because of course). We’ll have an update on that situation in a later piece.
There has also been a hotly debated post-Election Day Hurricane Helene relief bill that passed both chambers but which faced staunch opposition from Democrats including Gov. Roy Cooper, and his successor, State Attorney General Josh Stein, on grounds that it included so-called “power grabs” designed to weaken Stein’s power and shift responsibilities and structures for some state agencies and officeholders once he takes office.
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