Source: BLUERIDGE NOW, 1/18/17

As North Carolina's political split widens, state business is increasingly being refereed with a judge's gavel.
A law approved by Republicans last month restricting new Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's power over elections is on hold, by court order. Cooper's effort to expand Medicaid through the federal health overhaul was blocked temporarily Saturday by a federal judge after GOP legislative leaders sued.

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