RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train.

Stein said he signed the bill because “it alerts the judiciary to take a special look at people who may pose unusual risks of violence before determining their bail. That’s a good thing.”

He had harsh criticisms for other portions of the measure and said lawmakers failed to approve his public-safety proposals, which also include more pay for law enforcement.

“I’m troubled by its lack of ambition or vision,” he said. “It simply does not do enough to keep you safe.”

The action by Gov. Josh Stein, a former state attorney general, affi

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