CHARLOTTE — Governor Josh Stein is reviewing Iryna’s Law, which would crack down on pretrial releases.
A spokesperson for Stein said the governor “will always do everything in his power to keep people safe.”
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The House passed the bill on Tuesday with significant bipartisan support.
However, Senate leader Phil Berger added a provision that will study new ways to conduct the death penalty since lethal injection has been on pause in the state.
That led to less Democratic support.
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