Senate leader Phil Berger has signaled he’s open to at least considering changes to a provision in Senate Bill 382 that bars cities and counties from downzoning land without the owner’s consent. “I’ve heard from a number of [Senate] members who have heard from constituents with some questions,” said Berger, R-Rockingham. “I have told members […]
To no one’s great surprise, Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have sued legislative leaders over Senate Bill 382 and its treatment of the executive branch. But the complaint’s twist is its focus on the proposed elevation of the State Highway Patrol to a cabinet-level agency — and language in it that denies Stein the […]
On to more serious matters. I caught up with Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, one of the GOP mountain-county dissenters from last month’s House vote on Senate Bill 382. He reiterated that he’s going to wait until the last minute to decide whether or not he’ll vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the bill. […]
Obviously, the suspense this week is all about whether House Republicans will be able to muster the necessary three-fifths majority of those present and voting on Wednesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382. This is the measure — styled as the “Disaster Recovery Act of 2024, Part III” — that actually […]
The NC Chamber is rooting for the House to finish the override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382 so it can become law, but not because it claims a dog in any fight over things like judicial appointments or the oversight of the State Highway Patrol. Rather, it’s because the bill contains […]
Monday saw the state Senate return to Raleigh for a veto override and some unexpected constitutional-amendment business. The chamber’s override vote on Senate Bill 382 went as expected, a 30-19 split along partisan lines that left the fate of the omnibus measure in the hands of the House. It will take it up next week. […]
Senate Bill 382, which is now heading to the governor’s desk, may not have much to say about hurricane relief but it’s underscored a clear strategy difference between the parties on how to handle the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Democrats like Gov. Roy Cooper and Buncombe County Sen. Julie Mayfield have stressed the need to […]
Legislators convened Tuesday to debate hurricane relief and other post-election business, with Republicans floating an omnibus bill that has a wide range of implications implications. The revised draft of Senate Bill 382 includes an additional $227 million for Western North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Helene, but it’s the unrelated provisions that captured much of the […]
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