The Lame-Duck Power Grab

Published: Dec. 12, 2018, 12:34 p.m.

b'In 2012, North Carolina Republicans won a \\u201ctrifecta\\u201d of legislative and executive power. They used their newfound power to aggressively gerrymander the electoral map and impose new restrictions on voting. In 2016, Democrats reversed those gains, narrowly toppling incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory\\u2014and the GOP Legislature responded by stripping the incoming executive of key powers and privileges.'