A Democratic Governor, a Republican legislature: How Josh Stein navigates North Carolina politics
‘I will work with whoever I need to in order to make progress for the people of North Carolina.’
‘I will work with whoever I need to in order to make progress for the people of North Carolina.’
Republican Lawmakers have already overrode several other vetoes.
‘I look forward to holding Gov. Stein accountable and overriding his veto.’
‘Despite these serious reservations, I am signing this bill into law because it keeps the lights on.’
‘It takes time to negotiate a good budget.’
‘We need to diversify our energy portfolio so that we are not overly reliant on natural gas and its volatile fuel markets.’
‘The Governor does not have ultimate authority over other duly elected members of the Council of State.’
The judges’ decision means that the dispute won’t go to trial, but it can be appealed.
‘The Republican-led General Assembly made it clear that harboring criminal illegal aliens will not be tolerated in our state.’
Lower estimated wage and employment growth will place pressure on corporate and individual income tax collections and slow growth in sales taxes.