{"id":2380027,"date":"2024-12-14T09:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T14:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-outgoing-trifectas-and-supermajorities-are-trying-to-do-before-january-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-14T09:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T14:33:08","slug":"what-outgoing-trifectas-and-supermajorities-are-trying-to-do-before-january-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-outgoing-trifectas-and-supermajorities-are-trying-to-do-before-january-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"What outgoing trifectas and supermajorities are trying to do before January &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-outgoing-trifectas-and-supermajorities-are-trying-to-do-before-january-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200barticle discusses the actions of state \u200dlegislatures \u200din North Carolina, \u2064Michigan, and\u200b Minnesota during their lame-duck sessions after recent elections which altered their political landscapes. In North Carolina, Republicans, losing their\u2064 supermajority in the\u2062 state House, passed legislation that curtails the\u2064 power of\u200c incoming Democratic officials, including taking appointment powers away from the governor. Despite a veto from Democratic Governor Roy\u2064 Cooper, the Republican legislature successfully overrode it, a move criticized by both Cooper\u2064 and incoming Governor Josh Stein as a &#8220;power \u200bgrab.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan,\u2064 Democrats had achieved\u200c a trifecta in 2022 but lost \u200ccontrol \u2062of the state House in recent\u2063 elections, resulting in a divided government. With\u200c critically important\u2062 elections\u200c not scheduled until 2026, Democrats aim to maximize their \u2064remaining influence while they still hold a majority in both chambers. \u2064The article highlights the urgency each \u200dstate legislator feels to push\u200d thru their agendas before the incoming changes\u2063 take effect.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What outgoing trifectas and supermajorities are trying to do before January<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1911038\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In several elections last month, three state legislatures saw trifectas or supermajorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3223751\/democrats-win-key-downballot-races-north-carolina-despite-trump-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"broken\">broken<\/a>. Before the new lawmakers are sworn in next year, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-legislatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"state legislatures\">state legislatures<\/a> are working to eek out a few more agenda items in the lame-duck session.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here is what the state legislatures in North Carolina, Michigan, and Minnesota are doing before their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state house balances shift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>In the Tar Heel State, Democrats will hold onto the governor&rsquo;s office but Republicans will lose their veto-proof majority in the state House next month. As the clock ticks on the GOP supermajority, Republicans took action to try and thwart the power of incoming Democratic officials.<\/p>\n<p>As the western part of the state still recovers from Hurricane Helene, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-will-spend-2-1-billion-to-give-15600-checks-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"New York Will Spend .1 Billion to Give ,600 Checks to Illegal Immigrants\">state legislature approved<\/a> a bill which transfers $227 million in funds from the state&rsquo;s savings to a fund for Hurricane Helene relief, but also undermines several of the powers of incoming Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Bill 382 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3258531\/north-carolina-house-overrides-veto-bill-undermining-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poised\">poised<\/a> to take appointment power for several state boards away from the governor, along with taking away various powers from the state superintendent of public instruction and state attorney general from siding against the state review board for charter school applications and the state legislature&rsquo;s position on laws, respectively. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3222408\/joe-biden-lame-duck-session-trump-proof-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN TO USE LAME-DUCK SESSION TO &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOF&rsquo; LEGACY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrats will hold all of those offices in January 2025. In addition, the bill also moves appointment power for the state board of elections from the governor to the state auditor, who will be a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) vetoed the legislation, but the GOP supermajorities in both the state House and Senate successfully overrode the veto, meaning the bill became law. After the successful veto override, Cooper called the action &ldquo;shameful,&rdquo; while incoming Gov. Josh Stein (D-NC) called it a &ldquo;power grab.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michigan<\/h2>\n<p>In the Great Lakes State, Democrats won a trifecta in 2022 but in the state House elections last month, Republicans won back control of the chamber. With the next elections for the state Senate and governor, along with the state House, scheduled for 2026, the state will have divided government for the next two years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3222249\/how-kamala-harris-plowed-through-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW KAMALA HARRIS PLOWED THROUGH $1 BILLION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrats, who won their first trifecta since the 1980s with the 2022 elections, are looking to maximize their time with the majority in both chambers, before the state House flips in January.<\/p>\n<p>The state legislature returned to a special session in Lansing earlier this month, with reforms to the state&rsquo;s minimum wage and sick leave laws being top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3248742\/michigan-house-changes-democrats-last-minute-bills-trifecta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"priorities\">priorities<\/a> after a state Supreme Court decision last year, but inaction on that matter led to Republicans in the state House storming out on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Enough is enough. Democrats decided today that fixing the tip credit for the working people of MI is off the table. They would rather let violent criminals out of prison early and give driver&rsquo;s licenses to illegals. Republicans are a hard NO until Michiganders are put first,&rdquo; state House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MI_Republicans\/status\/1867640202241749262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats in the state House pushed forward other pieces of legislation, while Republicans were absent, including on bills regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-lost-contact-with-thousands-of-migrant-kids-feds-investigating-whether-teen-migrants-were-released-to-traffickers\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Lost Contact With \u2018Thousands\u2019 Of Migrant Kids, Feds Investigating Whether Teen Migrants Were Released To Traffickers\">child labor laws<\/a> and price gouging, among others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3187727\/biden-mishandling-classified-documents-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS LOOMS OVER PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Democrats are here at the people&rsquo;s house ready to do the people&rsquo;s work. House Republicans? Well, they left the floor because they put politics over people,&rdquo; Democratic state House Speaker Joe Tate <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJoeTate\/status\/1867687286843875746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>If new legislation is not passed, the state minimum wage will increase on&nbsp;Feb. 21, 2025 to $12.48 per hour, and progressively move it to $14.97 per hour by February 2028, and the minimum wage for tipped workers would be eliminated. Several politicians on both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns over how the changes could affect businesses, with a bipartisan proposal being pitched last month.<\/p>\n<p>The state legislature is scheduled to be in session through next week, prior to Dec. 25.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minnesota<\/h2>\n<p>In the North Star State, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) lost his bid to become Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s vice president, and the job he returns to in Minnesota will be more difficult next year.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats held a trifecta before the November election, but will go into the next session without one, after Republicans flipped multiple seats in the state House to leave the chamber tied. In the state Senate, Democrats will maintain a one seat majority over Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlike in Michigan and North Carolina, no lame-duck session was called or is planned to be called before the start of the new legislature, meaning Democrats will not have a chance to push through legislation before co-leading the state House next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1911038\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1911038\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outgoing trifectas and supermajorities act before January<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2380028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24106732452928.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46782,46781,32504,23900,32076],"class_list":["post-2380027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-legislative-sessions","tag-outgoing-trifectas","tag-political-strategy","tag-supermajorities","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24106732452928.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380027"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380031,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380027\/revisions\/2380031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}