Via Washington Examiner

HEADLINES:

NC House Republicans set override vote on Perdue veto on health care overhaul challenge

Never before approved, 2007 land transfer tax given initial approval for repeal by NC House

House gives initial OK to end requirement for community colleges to join fed loan programs

House Democrats roll out alternative bill to GOP plan for charter school changes that ends cap

Education advocates tell NC legislative budget writers to avoid making deep budget cuts

Former Union County Sheriff McGuirt appointed to succeed Gibson in North Carolina House

THE BRIEF:

VETO OVERRIDE: Republicans will attempt to cancel Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto rejecting a measure designed to challenge a key provision of the federal health care overhaul law for North Carolina. House GOP leaders set an override vote for Wednesday. Over the weekend, Perdue vetoed a bill that attempts to block a provision of the federal law requiring most people in 2014 to buy health insurance or face a penalty. Perdue said the bill would have violated the U.S. Constitution and referred to a memo from Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office arguing the measure could harm other health programs. House Republicans may need a few more Democratic votes to get the three-fifths majority needed to override. The Senate also would have to override to let the bill become law. Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory is lending his voice to automated phone calls on behalf of Americans for Prosperity urging voters to ask lawmakers to vote for the override.