As a judge and someone who presumably understands and respects the law, now is the time for Jefferson Griffin to accept the results, concede the race and move on with his life.
“[T]his bill is a power grab, not hurricane relief,” said Gov.-elect Josh Stein. “It is despicable for the Republicans in the General Assembly to use folks’ incredible need for aid to cloak their political pettiness.”
Gov. Roy Cooper recently celebrated the first anniversary of expanding Medicaid access by announcing an impressive feat—the state has nearly reached its 600,000-person enrollment goal a year ahead of schedule.
Con la administración de Donald Trump lista para asumir su segundo mandato, los activistas que se opusieron a sus políticas migratorias durante su primer periodo se preparan para enfrentar sus nuevos y más agresivos planes.
En 2017, Trump intentó terminar con el programa DACA, que les brinda protección temporal contra la deportación, aunque la Corte Suprema detuvo su intento debido a fallos procedimentales.
“Jefferson Griffin and the GOP do not actually want to make this election safe and secure. They want to throw out enough ballots as it will take to declare a victory,” said Gabby Chiarenza, a Wake County voter whose ballot has been challenged.
Knowing that they have lost their veto-proof supermajority for the next session, Republicans are attempting one last power grab at the expense of North Carolinians who need help putting their lives back together after Helene.
With only a few weeks left before they lose their veto-proof supermajority, North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate last week announced and then immediately passed three politically controversial proposals, including two new state constitutional amendments.
Last month, President Biden requested over $100B in emergency disaster aid to help Americans impacted by Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters. In NC, the Republican-led NCGA has only approved $877M in relief aid, equal to about 1.6% of the estimated total damage of $53B.
For the average American, the costs of electronics, clothing, and other consumer goods would surge as much as 45 percent, if Trump’s tariffs hit China.