North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has called on Gov. Roy Cooper to deploy more resources to help people in western North Carolina, was the only Council of State member to not vote on Cooper's request to declare a state of emergency, records show.
  • @ZeroCool@slrpnk.net
    24•13 hours ago

    Since people on Lemmy don’t read articles and only comment on headlines here’s why this is important:

    As a deadly storm system approached the southeastern U.S. last week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s office asked top state officials to support his call for emergency help.

    He needed approval from the other elected officials in North Carolina’s executive branch, a group of nine known as the Council of State, to exercise certain authorities under the N.C. Emergency Management Act. Their blessing would enable the Democratic governor to more easily mobilize rescue vehicles, order evacuations and begin other emergency actions by waiving some of the state’s transportation regulations for heavy vehicles.

    Mark Robinson did not support the people of North Carolina when they needed him, but also keeps publicly insisting that Gov Cooper do more. Basically, he is and always will be a total fucking piece of shit.

    • @empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      17•13 hours ago

      Intentionally trying to subvert the Governor to make them look bad. A republican classic, undermine it from the inside then claim it doesn’t work and needs to be gotten rid of!

    • @some_guy
      3•14 hours ago

      Hey, that’s a tough job. He hardly has any time left when he’s done.