Veg­e­ta­tion near high­way bill­boards cit­ed for lat­est veto try

(The Cen­ter Square) – Extend­ing his record to a 95th time, Demo­c­ra­t­ic Gov. Roy Coop­er has vetoed leg­is­la­tion from the Gen­er­al Assem­bly, this time con­nect­ed to veg­e­ta­tion near high­way bill­boards.
Six House Democ­rats were in favor of the trans­porta­tion laws includ­ed, and his pick to lead the state Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion was includ­ed in the process. Law­mak­ers are 19-for-19 when attempt­ing an over­ride since col­lec­tive­ly begin­ning this two-year term in Jan­u­ary 2023.
The leg­is­la­tion, DOT Leg­isla­tive Changes.-AB, was led in part by Sens. Michael Laz­zara, Tom McIn­nis and Vick­ie Sawyer o …