Two more bills added to NC Governor's veto streak

 Cooper, who nears the end of his final term, has vetoed 13 bills this session and 88 since taking office in 2017.

The first bill Cooper said no to would have created a Charter School Review Board to manage charter school contracts on behalf of the state.

In his veto message, the governor said the North Carolina Constitution "Clearly gives" the state Board of Education oversight authority for public schools, which include charters.

He called the bill a "Legislative power grab" meant to transfer power "To a commission of political friends and extremists appointed by Republican legislators, making it more likely that faulty or failing charter schools will be allowed to operate and shortchange their students." "Oversight of charter schools should be conducted by education experts not partisan politicians," he wrote.

Proponents of the law say that accountability comes from parental oversight, inclusive of their preference for traditional public schools or charters.

North Carolina became the last state to permit vetoes in 1996, and had 35 from 1997-2016 prior to Cooper taking office - 19 of which were in former Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's final two years.

The governor allowed two bills to become law without his signature: one involving property owners protections, and another modifying laws related to public safety.

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