(CNN) — The North Carolina House voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that will restrict the powers of the incoming governor and other Democrats, clearing the way for the legislation to become law. The bill passed with 72 members voting for the override and 46 against. The state Senate voted to override the governor’s veto last week. Under the bill, the incoming Democratic governor, Josh Stein , would be stripped of appointments to key state boards and control of the State Board of Elections will be transferred to the state auditor, a Republican. The legislation also shifts power away from the incoming lieutenant governor, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, all Democrats. The bill was introduced after last month’s elections, when Democrats broke the GOP’s legislative supermajority. Republicans will lose their ability to override gubernatorial vetoes after the new legislature is seated in January. During Wednesday’s debate over the veto override, Republican state Rep. Destin Hall argued the legislation had become a “political football.” “The reality is, in this state, the Constitution gives this body the ability to make certain decisions, and the folks elected this body – just as they did the governor or governor-elect Stein coming in – and that’s what we’ve done in this bill,” Hall said. In his veto message last month, Cooper called the bill a “sham” that “shuffles money from one fund to another.” Billed as disaster relief funding following massive flooding in western North Carolina caused by Hurricane Helene earlier this year, the legislation transfers $227 million from a state savings fund to a Helene fund. The funds cannot be spent until appropriated by the legislature. Democrats from hard hit western North Carolina called on the legislature to do more to provide aid, and criticized the lack of appropriated funding in the legislation. “This bill just doesn’t meet the moment, and it doesn’t meet North Carolina’s values,” said Democratic state Rep. Eric Ager, who represents Asheville’s Buncombe County. “This bill just seems to do something to help, it doesn’t actually do it.” Stein, the governor-elect, also blasted the legislation as a “power grab” during a briefing with reporters last week. “It’s petty and wrong-headed, it’s contrary to what the voters of North Carolina have just done in this election and who they elected,” Stein said. Democrats have also balked at the effort to strip power from incoming statewide Democratic officials, particularly transferring control of the State Board of Elections. “It is just purely a partisan move, overturning decades of tradition in North Carolina that has worked well,” said Democratic state Sen. Julie Mayfield. “It has worked well under Republican governors. It has worked well under Democratic governors. They just don’t like it.” Republicans have argued the power shifting provisions were meant to increase bipartisanship. Matt Mercer, the communications director of the North Carolina Republican Party, framed the election provisions as a response to a governor who has “had this thumb on the scale” with appointments to election boards. “I think this is the legislatue asserting that they still have power, too,” Mercer said. “ This is just a way that we can continue to have a balanced government in North Carolina.” The new law marks the latest chapter in the Republican-led legislature’s efforts to reshape the balance of power, particularly when it comes to control over elections. In 2016, outgoing Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation that gave the legislature more influence over election board appointments. Cooper sued, and the state Supreme Court ruled in his favor . Voters rejected a 2018 proposed constitutional amendment backed by Republicans in the General Assembly to allow House and Senate leaders to appoint all members of the State Election Board. Earlier this year state court judges blocked another effort by the legislature to strip the governor of his ability to appoint election board members. The-CNN-Wire TM & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are expecting to play a regular season game in Ireland in 2025, their first international game in 12 years, according to team sources. Because the Steelers have nine home games in 2025, it is likely one of those games will be in Ireland. It would be the team's first international game since they lost to the Minnesota Vikings in London in Week 4 of the 2013 season. The NFL could make the announcement in the next couple weeks. This year, they announced the teams who would play international games — Chicago, Jacksonville, Minnesota and Carolina — on Jan. 11, 2024. The opponent and date would not be announced until the 2025 NFL schedule is released in the spring. The Steelers' association with Ireland goes beyond the global licensing agreement they have with the European country. The Rooney family has strong Irish ties, and Dan Rooney, the team's late owner/chairman, served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland from 2009-2012. Ireland is one of three countries in which the Steelers have a Global Markets Program license, along with Mexico and Germany. The license allows the team to participate in corporate sponsorship and merchandise sales in those countries, in addition to conducting in-person activities such as fan and youth football activities. The Steelers' 2025 home schedule includes games against the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, in addition to the three AFC North opponents. They also will play the corresponding team in the division standings from the AFC South and NFC West. As of right now, that would be the second-place teams — Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks — but that could change depending what happens in the final week of the regular season. Because the Steelers could be designated as the home team, they would be required to arrive in Ireland early in the week. When they played the Vikings in 2013, the Steelers were considered the road team and did not arrive in London until early Friday morning. Several players complained of jet lag and tired legs after a 34-27 loss to the Vikings, saying their bodies didn't have enough time to adjust to the five-hour time difference. NFL rules require the designated home team for each international game to have their home stadium reserved for use in the event that a game cannot be played at the international site. Decembers to forget December has not been a good month recently for the Steelers, not since Mike Tomlin uttered his ill-timed "going to unleash hell in December" remark in the 2009 season. After consecutive losses to the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs in an 11-day span, it marked the fourth time in the past six years the Steelers have lost three consecutive games in December. It is the fifth time in the past seven years they have lost three in a row after Thanksgiving. Those losing streaks caused them to miss the postseason in 2018 and 2019. If they don't beat the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend, it will be the first time since 1999 they ended the regular season with at least four consecutive losses. The Bengals have won four in a row since a 44-38 loss to the Steelers on Dec. 1 and still retain hope they can make the postseason. They are averaging 32.25 points in their past eight games. But the Steelers had their best offensive performance of the season in the first meeting. They had 520 yards offense, 28 first downs and their most points in six years. "The adversity can break you down," said quarterback Russell Wilson, who threw for 414 yards and three touchdowns in Cincinnati. "The adversity can challenge you in such a way that you start thinking negatively, start speaking negatively, start thinking, 'Woe is me.' Or the adversity can challenge you in such a way that there's growth, and then adversity can challenge you in such a way that you try to find the next moment." ©2024 PG Publishing Co. Visit at post-gazette.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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