In several elections last month, three state legislatures saw trifectas or supermajorities broken . Before the new lawmakers are sworn in next year, some state legislatures are working to eek out a few more agenda items in the lame-duck session.
Here is what the state legislatures in North Carolina, Michigan, and Minnesota are doing before their state house balances shift.
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North Carolina
In the Tar Heel State, Democrats will hold onto the governor’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.
As the western part of the state still recovers from Hurricane Helene, the state legislature approved a bill which transfers $227 million in funds from the state’s savings to a fund for Hurricane Helene relief, but also undermines several of the powers of incoming Democrats.