NC Reps Switch to Unaffiliated, Shaking Veto Battles

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome to Derm News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Two North Carolina state representatives from Charlotte, Nasif Majeed and Carla Cunningham switched from Democrat to unaffiliated this week. Both lost their primary elections back in March and plans to finish their house terms independently. Majeed told reporters he's indecisive right now on caucusing with any party and is just weighing his options with trusted advisors. Meanwhile, Cunningham's team says she's unsure how she'll align for the rest of the year. Their moves create real uncertainty around overriding Democratic governor Josh Stein's vetoes from last year on hot button issues like diversity. Programs and concealed carry rules. House Republicans are one vote shy of overrides and occasionally got crossover support from Majeed and Cunningham, though not enough on guns or equity. Initiatives Both caught flag from Democrats during primaries for siding with GOP on immigration cooperation and religious opt-outs in schools. According to GOP leaders, these reps think independently

1:04after bucking the governor multiple times. Majeed says he'll handle any veto votes case by case, like always. As the legislative session rolls on, all eyes stay glued on whether these unaffiliated voices tip the scales and the veto battles ahead.