Governor Roy Cooper /tags/governor-roy-cooper Governor Roy Cooper en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:28:34 GMT North Carolina governor will start his term off much like his predecessor did, in court /politics/2024-12-24/roy-cooper-josh-stein-phil-berger-tim-moore-court-fight-republican-power-grab Democrat Josh Stein has already sued to block legislative Republicans from taking away his powers Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:28:34 GMT /politics/2024-12-24/roy-cooper-josh-stein-phil-berger-tim-moore-court-fight-republican-power-grab Rusty Jacobs With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy  /news/2024-12-06/medicaid-expansion-governor-roy-cooper As he prepares to leave office, Gov. Roy Cooper reflects on his signature policy achievement: Medicaid expansion. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:38:11 GMT /news/2024-12-06/medicaid-expansion-governor-roy-cooper Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp NC ¹ÏÉñapp Roundup: Campus protests, counting ballots and the Governor-elects transition picks /show/due-south/2024-11-15/campus-protests-helene-recovery-nc-news-roundup-josh-stein Final ballot counts, the incoming Governor's office, what's next for Roy Cooper, the UNC could implement protest policy system-wide all on Due South's North Carolina ¹ÏÉñapp Roundup. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:08:35 GMT /show/due-south/2024-11-15/campus-protests-helene-recovery-nc-news-roundup-josh-stein Leoneda Inge, Cole del Charco, Brianna Atkinson Gov. Cooper commutes six sentences; grants two pardons /news/2024-11-13/roy-cooper-commutes-sentences-grants-pardons Late Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper announced he had commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of innocence to two others. According to the governor's office, the clemency actions followed a review by the Office of Executive Clemency, the Office of General Counsel, and the governor. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:29:29 GMT /news/2024-11-13/roy-cooper-commutes-sentences-grants-pardons Jason deBruyn After years of delays, NC's hurricane housing program could run out of money /politics/2024-11-08/after-years-of-delays-ncs-hurricane-housing-program-could-run-out-of-money More than 1,500 homeowners are still waiting for help from a state program to repair or rebuild houses damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence. The program says it could soon run out of money if more funding isn’t allocated. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:01:29 GMT /politics/2024-11-08/after-years-of-delays-ncs-hurricane-housing-program-could-run-out-of-money Colin Campbell NC legislature approves $644 million in Helene recovery funds /politics/2024-10-24/north-carolina-legislature-helene-recovery-funds State lawmakers voted Thursday to spend another $644 million on Helene recovery projects to help western North Carolina. But the dollar figure is a fraction of what Gov. Roy Cooper wants to spend. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:03:25 GMT /politics/2024-10-24/north-carolina-legislature-helene-recovery-funds Colin Campbell North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B /news/2024-10-23/north-carolina-helene-damage-cost North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene is likely to have caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state. Gov. Roy Cooper's administration generated the preliminary figure in a report released Wednesday that also includes Cooper's request to the General Assembly for $3.9 billion. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:17:29 GMT /news/2024-10-23/north-carolina-helene-damage-cost Associated Press Cooper, FEMA head urge stop to Helene misinformation /news/2024-10-15/north-carolina-helene-misinformation-fema-mark-robinson Gov. Roy Cooper specifically called out Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor, who has criticized the Cooper’s administration’s response. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:27:59 GMT /news/2024-10-15/north-carolina-helene-misinformation-fema-mark-robinson Bradley George In veto speech, Cooper says private school vouchers will harm rural schools /education/2024-09-20/cooper-veto-private-school-vouchers-harm-rural-schools Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Friday that would commit more than $6 billion in funding to private school vouchers over the next decade, and made the case that it would harm rural schools. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:16:02 GMT /education/2024-09-20/cooper-veto-private-school-vouchers-harm-rural-schools Liz Schlemmer North Carolina Gov. Cooper's second-term environmental secretary is leaving the job /environment/2024-09-13/north-carolina-cooper-environmental-secretary-elizabeth-biser-resign North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's environmental secretary for over three years is stepping down before Cooper's second term ends and is being replaced by a veteran state government administrator. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:04 GMT /environment/2024-09-13/north-carolina-cooper-environmental-secretary-elizabeth-biser-resign Associated Press