Feb 03 North Carolina's legislature tried to strip power from the new governor. Will other states do the same? By Alison Thoet A similar post-election power grab isn't likely to happen in New Jersey and Virginia, the only two states with gubernatorial races this year, officials said. Continue reading
Jan 03 What North Carolina's power-stripping laws mean for new Gov. Roy Cooper By Alison Thoet North Carolina’s new Democratic governor was sworn in only three days ago. But Roy Cooper is already embroiled in a power struggle with the Republican-controlled legislature, which voted last month to curb his power before he even took office. Continue reading
Dec 30 Judge temporarily blocks new law limiting power of incoming North Carolina governor By Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press Wake County Superior Court Judge Don Stephens blocked the new law, which would end the control governors exert over statewide and county election boards, as Gov.-Elect Roy Cooper is set to take office Sunday. Stephens ruled that the risk to… Continue reading
Dec 23 Analysis: Heavy division and distrust collapse N.C. LGBT law repeal deal By Emery P. Dalesio and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Repealing North Carolina's law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 7:19 What's at stake in the fight over North Carolina's 'Bathroom Bill' By PBS News Hour In North Carolina, lawmakers met in a special session to debate repealing HB2, the so-called “Bathroom Bill” they passed in March. The controversial law says transgender people must abide by the sex listed on their birth certificate, not their gender… Continue watching
Dec 20 North Carolina governor calls special session to repeal HB2 law By Alison Thoet North Carolina lawmakers will meet this week to repeal the state's controversial transgender bathroom law, Governor-elect Roy Cooper said. Cooper, a Democrat, said the state legislature would convene a special session on Tuesday on the law, known as HB2, after… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch News Wrap: Electoral College confirms election of Donald Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Electoral College confirmed Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race. Mr. Trump was on track for 304 electoral votes, losing two defectors in Texas. Hillary Clinton lost four in Washington state. Also, state legislators… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 5:31 In North Carolina, new laws to limit governor's power By PBS News Hour Last month, incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory lost the governor's race to Democrat Roy Cooper. The election spurred Republican state lawmakers to call a special legislative session and pass laws that limit the power of the incoming governor. Michael Gerhardt,… Continue watching
Dec 16 Outgoing N.C. governor signs GOP bill stripping powers from Democratic successor By Gary D. Robertson and Meg Kinnard, Associated Press North Carolina Republicans stripped the incoming Democratic governor of some of his authority on Friday and were on the cusp of an even greater power grab, an extraordinary move critics said flies in the face of voters. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 2:59 Learning a foreign language revealed a world I never knew existed By PBS News Hour Growing up in a small town in North Carolina, Lauren Collins never needed to speak a foreign language outside of high school Spanish classes. It wasn’t until she met her French-speaking husband and moved to Switzerland that she felt the… Continue watching