Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A behind-the-scenes battle is underway between Democrats and Republicans for supermajority control of state legislatures across the country. More than 5,800 state legislative seats are up for election this year in 44 states. In most states, there is little doubt which party will prevail because of local voting patterns heavily favoring one party over another. But there is still plenty at stake. In 14 states, a swing of just three seats or fewer could determine whether one party holds a supermajority, meaning a margin so large it can enact laws without needing any support from the other party.… Continue Reading

North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders

North Carolina’s governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to expanded private school vouchers and immigration enforcement. The Republican plan that Cooper rejected Friday also orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents searching jails for people who may be in the country unlawfully. The veto was expected; Cooper is a longtime critic of spending taxpayer dollars to send K-12 children to private schools. He also vetoed previous versions of the immigration bill in 2019 and 2022. Republicans now hold veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate, however, and could override this latest veto in the fall.… Continue Reading

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