NC House overrides Stein veto on federal scholarship tax credit

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 330

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The Republican-led state House mustered 73 votes to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill allowing the state to participate in a federal tax-credit scholarship program.

Unaffiliated Reps. Carla Cunningham and Nasif Majeed, Mecklenburg County House members who dropped their Democratic party affiliation this year, voted with Republicans to override the veto. The vote was 73-46 to override, with all House Democrats voting against it.

The Senate must vote to override Stein’s …

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