This article highlights a controversial move by North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore, who are pushing for a bill that consolidates power in the legislature and reduces the governor’s authority.
Despite voters recently electing Democrat Josh Stein as governor by a significant margin, Republican leaders are proceeding with the bill, which was quickly drafted and passed with minimal transparency.
The bill, which is described as a power grab, also tied hurricane relief funding for western North Carolina to its passage, further complicating the political landscape.
This is framed as the latest in a series of partisan and potentially undemocratic actions by the state legislature over the last 14 years.
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