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15 Mar, 5 tweets, 6 min read
NC legislature looks to rein in Governor's near-limitless emergency power.
I guess we'll see who's "protecting democracy"...

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I guess I'll start the list here.

First entry is DemocracyNC...

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Second & third entry is ProgressNC and Coalition for Health Care of NC...

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4th entry is NC Rep. Terence Everitt...

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You cannot credibly claim to be defenders & protectors of democracy while also advocating the authority of ONE PERSON to shut down a state of 10 million people in perpetuity.

Hence, this list.

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17 Mar
NC Governor's COVID briefing getting underway.
Watch here:
ncdps.gov/news-conference

I'll be live-tweeting.
#NCpol
Gov:
889k cases
1002 hospitalized

Numbers have remained relatively low & stable.
Trends look good, but keeping watchful & concerned eye on COVID variants in our state - they could spread more easily & make us sicker.

Do the 3Ws.

#ncpol
Gov:
3.4 m doses administered so far
Increased % of Black & Hispanic recipients.

CDC says we're in top 10 of states for equitable distribution. That's fair.

Today we expand eligibility to people with medical conditions that put them at high risk.

#ncpol
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9 Mar
NC Gov. Roy Cooper's regular COVID briefing gets underway at 3pm.
Video link: ncdps.gov/news-conference

As always, I'll be live-tweeting here. And, as always... my apologies too all y'all non-#NCpol followers.
:)
Gov:
Starts, as always, with case counts, deaths, hospitalizations.

NC's mission remains "fast and fair" vax. We've been recognized as the leader in the USA for collecting racial data on vax recipients.

#NCpol
Gov:
Let's not celebrate too soon, like a football player who gets the ball stripped before getting into the endzone.

#NCpol
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9 Mar
NC Commissioner of Prisons Todd Ishee is making the same excuse for agreeing to the latest "sue & settle" deal that Board of Elections officials made when they agreed to their own deal. Ishee says it was taking a lot of their time.

#NCpol #NCGA
Sen. Daniel: How many days of mediation involved?

Ishee: I was in 3 days. Lot of other days.

Mediator was agreed upon by parties. Not court-appointed.
Q: You've been releasing non-violent offenders for months.
Is that going to force release of violent offenders to meet 3,500 quota?

Ishee: We'll have to utilize all categories to meet 3,500.

What guardrails for the public?
Individual assessment of prisoner.
#NCpol #NCGA
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2 Mar
Fresh off his victory over Special Ed kids, parents, & students seeking in-person instruction, NC Gov. Cooper will hold a COVID briefing in mere moments.

You can watch it here:
ncdps.gov/news-conference

Or, in lieu of gouging out your eyeballs, you can follow this thread.

#NCpol
Gov starts off with a rundown of cases, hospitalizations, deaths.

Gov:
Numbers have declined & remain stable.
We took careful & deliberate actions to ease restrictions last week to help move economy forward while protecting everyone.

#NCpol
Gov:
Kaiser says we're best at vaxing 65+ population!
J&J vax is coming. 80k doses expected tomorrow.
Constant request for more vax has been answered. FEMA vax facility in Greensboro for 8 weeks.

#NCpol
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27 Feb
What does Gov. Cooper's veto of #SB37 have in common with his decision to ease restrictions on bars?
Protecting Executive power.

He states as much in the veto.

And a judge warned him that ALL of his Executive Orders could fall if the bar's lawsuit wins.

#NCpol
He cited "the metrics" as why he allows indoor seating in bars now.
The same metrics as in October, he said - when he refused to allow indoor seating.
Keeping bars locked down risked ALL of his Ex. Orders.
Easing restrictions lets him argue the lawsuit is moot.

#NCpol
If Judge Gale agrees to drop the suit on mootness, it means Cooper could come back later and lock those bars down again - forcing plaintiffs to re-start their litigation.

Meanwhile, he'll lean on Dems to sustain his veto: "Look! Schools are reopening on their own."

#NCpol
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24 Feb
NC Gov. Roy Cooper begins his COVID briefing in about 10 minutes.
You can watch it here:
ncdps.gov/news-conference

I'll be live tweeting it.
My sincere apologies to non #NCpol folks!

:)
Cooper begins with case counts, %positive, hospitalizations, & deaths.

Notes USA surpassed 500k deaths.
Reason for hope in NC!
Metrics stabilized.
Vax being administered. Making sure race & ethnicity are proportionate to our population.
Teacher vax begins today.

#NCpol
Gov:
More students going back to classroom thanks to my recommendation schools re-open.

I've told #NCGA I'd sign bill like #SB37 if they fixed it as I want.

After alarmingly high metrics through holidays, they are down.

#NCpol
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