Category Archives: veto

N.C. Legislature overrides Perdue’s veto of budget, fracking

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Bryan Warner
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‘Midnight madness’ in the N.C. legislature

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Bryan Warner

What began as a one-day special session to consider a single veto override vote turned into a late-night partisan fight illustrating deep divisions in the N.C. legislature going into an election year. State lawmakers returned to Raleigh on Wednesday to … Continue reading →

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Cleaning out the ‘veto garage’?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Damon Circosta

Will the “veto garage” open up? On Wednesday, the N.C. General Assembly will meet to consider overriding Gov. Bev Purdue’s veto of a bill that would change the way death penalty convicts can challenge their sentences. Votes to override vetoes … Continue reading →

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The Republicans’ first 100 days

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Brent Laurenz

We are now 100 days into the legislative session after the historic Republican victories in November 2010.  Republicans rode a wave of voter anger and disenchantment with governing Democrats to win significant majorities in both the state House and Senate.  … Continue reading →

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The governor and the veto

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Brent Laurenz

M2M Politics points out an interesting aspect of Governor Perdue’s veto of House Bill 2, and the House’s subsequent vote to sustain it.  They note that it is the first time in the history of the state that a chamber … Continue reading →

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Perdue vetoes challenge to federal health-insurance mandate

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Bryan Warner

Above: Gov. Bev Perdue vetoes House Bill 2 Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue’s office announced her veto of House Bill 2 (“Protect Health-Care Freedom“) Saturday afternoon. The measure would have joined North Carolina to a multi-state challenge of a federal mandate … Continue reading →

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