North Carolina House Republicans reinstituting 'floaters' to advance bills
RALEIGH — North Carolina House Republicans are reinstituting a tactic giving them extra votes on committees if needed to push through controversial legislation or make up for GOP absences.A Friday news release from House Speaker Tim Moore announcing most committee assignments also mentioned four top Republican lieutenants who can now vote on any committee.These all-committee lawmakers are known as “floaters.” Republicans first created them in the mid-1990s […]
