Host and State Capitol Bureau Chief on the latest episode of The News & Observer’s political podcast, Under the Dome, for the week of April 24, 2023 Dawn Vaughan Interview with state legislator John HardisterGuildford County Republican.
Hardister is also the whip of the House majority, so it’s his job to figure out votes in the House GOP caucuses before the bill is taken into law.
manager Tricia Corsummoved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party earlier this month represents a big change for the Republican Party. They now have a supermajority, not just a majority, in the General Assembly. But the most important thing about important issues is often whether there is majority support.
“Normally, if there is an issue of high importance, or a controversy associated with it, we discuss it in the caucus and move forward if the majority of the caucus wants it. 50% plus one of the caucus members may No,” says Hardister.
So how did Hardister become a stick? What does Cozam’s replacement mean for Republicans? talk to him about what the change of party means and what it doesn’t mean.
They also discuss Hardister’s role as chairman of the House Education, Colleges and Educational Appropriations Committees and why he thinks of the proposed new UNC-Chapel Hill. School of Civic Life and Leadership, funded by the House budget, should move forward. In addition, Hardister sponsors two of his bills — one about teaching civil rights history and the other about labor law. Hardister is running in the Labor Commission’s Republican primary.
Headliners and cafeteria food of the week
Podcast guests, lawmakers, are always asked where they’re coming from. Diet building cafeteriaHardy Star shares what he ordered.
Stay tuned to hear what sports Vaughan and Hardy Star chose to headline this week.
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