Roy Cooper blasts ‘egregious attack on the right to vote’ in state Supreme Court race
In some of his first post-gubernatorial remarks on state politics, Roy Cooper condemned Judge Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing ...
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Gov. Stein and Roy Cooper challenge GOP leaders over election board appointment power
The lawsuit claims that changes made in Senate Bill 382 are partisan efforts that violate the separation of powers outlined ...
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Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper follows in Biden’s footsteps with last-minute death sentence commutations
In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on ...
Newsline political reporter Galen Bacharier on Roy Cooper’s legacy and the new Stein administration
As a result of the November election, North Carolina now has several new leaders serving on its Council of State – most ...
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As Biden commutes death sentences, advocates hope Cooper will do the same in NC
After eight years in office, the tenure of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is coming to a close. Here’s coverage from The News & Observer that looks at the Democrat’s two terms and what’s next.
North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009. A ...
North Carolina governor announces new abortion protections
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect ...
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Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
That is why Gov. Roy Cooper’s commutation of 15 death sentences to life without parole sentences bears great significance.
After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against ...
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Cooper departing as NC governor as big projects remain unrealized
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper oversaw a booming state economy in his eight years in office, but some of the biggest jobs projects have yet to materialize. In his final days in office, North ...
North Carolina Gov Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
This report has been corrected to specify that the sentences in North Carolina were commuted. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper ...