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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Commutes Sentences and Issues Pardons, Amidst National Death Penalty Debate
As the tenure of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper nears its close, the commutation of sentences and issuance of pardons remains at the forefront of many advocates' and citizens' minds. Gov. Cooper, ...
After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It's a span in which the southern Democrat picked ...
Democrats fight North Carolina GOP power shift as lawsuit targets election boards
North Carolina Democrats called a GOP-backed law shifting election board control to a Republican auditor unconstitutional in ...
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North Carolina governor will start his term off much like his predecessor did, in court
Josh Stein will start out his term as North Carolina's chief executive much the same way his predecessor and fellow Democrat ...
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NC Governor Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein Sue Over "Unconstitutional" Election Board Changes
NC Governor Cooper and Governor-elect Stein file a lawsuit challenging GOP changes to the State Board of Elections ...
As NC Gov. Cooper leaves office, he’s learned from battles with legislature, business
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, worked with and against a Republican-controlled legislature on issues like ...
Cooper grants clemency to two Charlotte area offenders
Two inmates serving time for crimes around the Charlotte area have been granted clemency by North Carolina Governor Roy ...
Officer fatally shot in a North Carolina supermarket, suspect in custody, police say
The officer who was shot "was an excellent officer," police officials said. "He had an outstanding reputation inside the ...
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NC Disaster Relief Fund reports $15.5 million
Gov. Roy Cooper announced $15.5 million in donations made to the N.C. Disaster Relief Fund are going to the North Carolina Community Foundation to help with Hurricane Helene long-term recovery ...
After 2 terms as governor, Cooper looks back at how NC became ‘a clean energy epicenter’
N.C. Gov. Cooper has spent his time in office grappling with environmental issues from hurricanes to forever chemical ...
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North Carolina G.O.P. Brushes Aside Democratic Governor to Expand Power
Roy Cooper, a Democrat ... N.C. Republicans in North Carolina muscled through a sweeping expansion of their own power on Wednesday, overriding the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill that ...