NC Senate Democratic leader sees a path to bipartisanship next year

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 645

Last Updated: 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

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Sen. Sydney Batch, a Wake County Democrat and the leader of her caucus in the North Carolina Senate, may have one of the most challenging jobs in the General Assembly next year.

She’ll likely be balancing the expectations that come from Democrats being able to pass anything they wish in the House with the reality that the Republican-majority Senate, where she serves, can scuttle all of it.

“We’re living in a world …

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