Action: GOP in NC aims to hold onto control via special session

[tanaqui]

North Carolina GOP legislative leaders have called a second special session, starting at the end of a special session on disaster recovery called by outgoing governor Pat McCrory, to make:

sweeping changes to state government, including proposals that would diminish the governor’s authority to make appointments.

Lawmakers want to hobble the incoming Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, before he takes office Jan. 1 by making his Cabinet appointments subject to approval by the state Senate and cutting his ability to appoint members to UNC schools’ boards of trustees and the state Board of Education.

Another proposal in the mix would equally divide election boards between the two major political parties, ending control by the governor’s party.

Yet another provision would cut the number of employees who serve at the governor’s pleasure from 1,500 to 300, reversing an expansion approved for Republican Gov. Pat McCrory at the start of his term.

Of the two dozen bills filed by both Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday night, only a handful are likely to be voted on during this special session. Those that are likely to move forward represent a significant shakeup by the Republican-controlled legislature.

There are lots more details in the article quoted above.

If you're in North Carolina (or if you went to school there and are willing to name the school when you call), call the Speaker of the House and the General Assembly and/or your representatives to voice your objections to the way the session was called and the specific bills that are being proposed:

Senate leadership contact details

List of Senators

List of House Represenatives