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N.C. Senate fails to override mask veto, votes for adjournment
RALEIGH — The N.C. Senate voted Wednesday evening to adjourn the longest long session of the legislature in decades, effective March 10. The adjournment resolution calls to reconvene the state legislature on April 4, then gavel out until May 4. The beginning of the short session would officially begin on May 18.
New vote to Free the Smiles would mark first veto override attempt in a year
RALEIGH — The speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives wants colleagues to override the governor’s veto of a bill ending school mask mandates. It would mark the first time in a year that lawmakers have tried to overturn a gubernatorial veto.
Cooper vetoes bill that would end mandatory masks in schools
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed the Free the Smiles Act. The bipartisan measure would have blocked mandatory mask policies in N.C. schools.
Cooper vetoes bill to delay N.C. primary election
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill to delay North Carolina’s primary election by three weeks. It represents Cooper’s first veto this year and the record-extending 70th veto of his tenure as governor.
Gov. Cooper gives a 50-50 response to six final bills for 2021
RALEIGH — N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper signed three bills into law Thursday, Dec. 9, but also vetoed three bills.
Latest Cooper veto targets bill adjusting absentee ballot deadline
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have set Election Day as the deadline for mail-in absentee ballots in future N.C. elections. Cooper's rejection of Senate Bill 326 marks his 13th veto this year and his record-extending 66th veto since taking office in 2017.
Cooper vetoes bill that would limit his powers, those of his successors
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has vetoed a bill to limit his powers as a governor, as well as the power of his successors. House Bill 264, Emergency Powers Accountability Act, would have required that the governor receive concurrence from the 10-member elected Council of State for an emergency declaration of more than seven days, and legislative approval for it to extend beyond 45 days.
Cooper vetoes bill blocking AG from entering collusive lawsuit settlements
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill designed to block the state attorney general from entering collusive lawsuit settlements. It's Cooper's 11th veto this year and No. 64 since he took office in 2017.
Cooper vetoes bills targeting public school indoctrination, rioting
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has pulled out his veto stamp again to reject bills dealing with public school indoctrination and penalties for rioting. Cooper now has vetoed 10 bills this year and 63 bills since becoming governor in 2017.
Cooper vetoes bill protecting privacy rights for charitable donations
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a measure that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private.
