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This is at least the second time Republican legislators have targeted the state attorney general's powers in recent months.
In December, before Jackson entered office, the GOP-controlled General Assembly enacted a law stripping powers from several offices won by Democrats in the elections.
That bill banned the attorney general from arguing in court that anything the legislature has done is unconstitutional, or from taking stances in court that Republican legislative leaders disagree with. It also took away power that the governor and attorney general had over the state Utilities Commission " which regulates and votes on rate increases for Duke Energy and other utility companies " and either gave those powers to Republicans or eliminated them entirely.