![]() ![]() “Democratic legislators are rightfully disgusted and strongly oppose this scheme.” ![]() “The Republican supermajority is breaking their promise to expand Medicaid and instead are using it to extort a shady, sole source casino deal that many of their own members find suspicious,” said Cooper. By Tuesday afternoon, Governor Roy Cooper called out the backroom casino plan. On Monday, the minority party in each chamber issued strongly worded statements of opposition. ![]() Last week when the most conservative members of his own party balked at including four casinos in the state budget, an idea was hatched to pass a standalone bill tying Medicaid expansion to the casino legislation.Ĭasino supporters believed the lure of Medicaid expansion would win over enough Democrats to make up for the Republicans who were willing to vote “no.”ĭemocrats were not swayed. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) rarely loses a hand in the political games that play such a prominent role in the work of North Carolina General Assembly.īut on Tuesday, Berger seemed to abide by the admonition in the famous Kenny Rogers’ song, “The Gambler”: “ You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em.”Īt an evening joint appearance with House Speaker Tim Moore, the Senate leader announced that he is, for the time being, abandoning his full court press to greatly expand casino gambling in the state. ![]()
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