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The General Assembly will meet Thursday to pass its second wave of relief, after approving $273 million Oct. 10, a bill quickly signed by Cooper. The governor is a Democrat and the legislature is ...
It received unanimous approval within hours, with a 47-0 vote in the state Senate and a 113-0 vote in the House, sending it to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Cooper quickly signed the ...
More: NC lawmakers override Gov. Cooper’s school voucher bill veto; Public schools to lose $4M. Some areas in Lake Lure, NC on Oct. 26, 2024 are still surrounded by debris from last month's ...
But Cooper and Democrats have blasted the bill for also making a wide range of changes to state election law and reducing the power of the governor and other officials. The bill would take away ...
Roy Asberry Cooper III was born in Nashville, North Carolina, on June 13, 1957, to Beverly Thorne (née Batchelor) (1929–2013), a teacher and Roy Asberry Cooper II (1927–2015), a lawyer and Democratic Party operative who was a close advisor to Jim Hunt; he later co-chaired Hunt's successful 1976 gubernatorial campaign.
State lawmakers moved quickly Wednesday to rush their first round of Hurricane Helene relief to Western North Carolina.
Last week, Governor Cooper vetoed the bill. “This legislation is a sham. It does not send money to Western North Carolina but merely shuffles money from one fund to another in Raleigh.
The NC legislature completed six veto overrides Tuesday, including one lifting protections for up to 2.5 million acres of wetlands.