Chesser voted for a bill that would shift the cost of electricity from large industrial users onto the backs of North Carolinians — forcing customers to pay up to $23 billion through 2050 due to higher fuel costs.
HB 958 was originally introduced in the House by Representative Sarah Stevens, now the Republican nominee for the North Carolina Supreme Court. Stevens has long been known in Raleigh as a champion for restricting the right to vote.
Barnes might not be making headlines this year, but by voting with Republicans 100% of the time, she is part of the team that has left North Carolina families behind, instead prioritizing corporations.
Since the storm, 98% of damaged water systems have been restored, helping thousands of families regain access to safe drinking water.
NCGOP Sen. Michael Lee of New Hanover County has spent the last decade-plus publicly portraying himself as a moderate while quietly and devastatingly voting against the interests of North Carolinians time after time.
Messages were exposed from Granville County Board of Elections Secretary Debby Butler and Michael Magnanti, a former chairman of the Granville County Republican Party, that showed Magnanti spoonfeeding Butler on what to say about the early voting site plan that aligns with the Republican agenda.
Crutchfield faces criticism from opponents and his own party for a legislative record that put his finances above workers and a campaign funded by the gambling industry.
Speakers argued that while communities across western North Carolina relied on neighbors, local governments, nonprofits, and volunteers to rebuild, Whatley failed to deliver the federal support residents were promised.
“Now, any parent knows that juggling work and being a new parent is no small task,” Gov. Stein said at the bill signing, alongside teachers and state workers. “But with this state policy, we’re making it easier for parents to succeed in the state’s workforce.”
The reluctance to sign the package centers around the SAVE America Act, a large-scale voter suppression bill. Trump admitted he didn’t sign the housing package in protest of the SAVE Act not being passed by the Republican-led Senate.