GOP Lawmakers Considering Overriding More 2011 Vetoes
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Republican lawmakers have used a last-minute maneuver to allow the Legislature to consider overriding Gov. Beverly Purdue's vetoes of 2011 legislation.
The move came just hours after they failed to undo her veto of a bill that would have repealed the Racial Justice Act.
The House and Senate adjourned late Wednesday night, shortly after House Republicans pushed through a resolution -- despite fierce opposition from Democrats -- allowing lawmakers to begin meeting just after midnight Thursday. The move enables lawmakers to take up any veto that they couldn't override last year.
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House Republicans haven't said exactly what vetoed bills they plan to take up, but appear to want to take advantage of the absence of some Democrats.
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