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The end of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline shuts the door on one example of Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive overreach.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2020 @ 4:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper made the following statement after Atlantic Coast Pipeline owners announced the project was cancelled
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 @ 8:10 am
By: Governor's Office
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A Duke Energy lobbyist said Gov. Roy Cooper’s senior policy adviser, Ken Eudy, wasn’t truthful when making statements to a legislative committee investigating the Cooper administration’s role in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project and an associated $57.8 million discretionary fund.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 4:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A decision Tuesday, Dec. 3, by the N.C. Court of Appeals rebuking Gov. Roy Cooper could have ramifications beyond the initial scope of the case, and it could influence a dispute over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 @ 4:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Investigators hired by the General Assembly concluded that Gov. Roy Cooper used the power of his office to pressure developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline into creating a $57.8-million discretionary fund as a condition of getting an environmental permit for the pipeline.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 9:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After two years of baseless political accusations and wasted taxpayer money, Republican conspiracy theories about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline continue to fall flat in the face of undeniable facts.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2019 @ 3:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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Did Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration require operators of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to provide Cooper a $57.8-milion “mitigation fund” before the state would approve the portion of the pipeline heading through North Carolina?
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 4:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lt. Governor Dan Forest today issues the following statement in regard to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 1:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A legislative investigation into the permit process for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a sham, say representatives of Gov. Roy Cooper.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 10:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislators looking into how Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration handled an environmental permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have asked Cooper and three of his top staffers to testify in Raleigh at a legislative committee meeting Friday, Nov. 8.
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 @ 12:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper hadn’t finished his opening remarks at the Climate Change Interagency Council meeting before noisy protesters decried his position on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 @ 10:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday, July 26, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to follow the Endangered Species Act when it approved a permit for the ACP. This is the second time this court has considered the issue.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It started with a simple request on Saturday morning, Jan. 13, 2018. Duke Energy lobbyist Kathy Hawkins asked Ken Eudy, Gov. Roy Cooper’s senior adviser, to help expedite a state official’s signature on an agreement tied to Duke’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2019 @ 10:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two executive orders President Donald Trump signed Wednesday, April 10, could expedite completion of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and other interstate energy transmission projects that have been delayed by state regulators.
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2019 @ 9:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper and his staff laid out a comprehensive plan to sell the public on the approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and a $57.8 million discretionary fund connected to the project
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 7:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to protect state whistleblowers from retaliation. Senate Bill 127, which heads to the House, would bring North Carolina in line with laws in dozens of other states
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 12:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the Cooper administration engaged in negotiations involving the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a national governors' group warned a Cooper adviser against a state agency taking action comparable to extortion
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper's administration could risk violating a state law protecting whistleblowers if it has threatened retribution against employees who want to cooperate with a legislative probe of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline deal
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has instructed employees of his administration to refuse to speak with investigators looking into his shady dealings surrounding the Atlantic Coast Pipeline deal, according to reports.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 11:49 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Gov. Roy Cooper's administration told legislative leaders investigating the Atlantic Coast Pipeline last week it won't allow private investigators hired by the General Assembly to interview state employees.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 10:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Ken Eudy, Gov. Roy Cooper's policy adviser, was the governor's key negotiator with Duke Energy in developing a $57.8 discretionary Atlantic Coast Pipeline fund Duke and its utility partners would pay to Cooper.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2019 @ 12:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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More details have emerged regarding the shady nature of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Deal.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 2:48 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In North Carolina, the legislative branch oversees the operations of the executive branch. Not the other way around
Published: Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Quoting a Dr. Seuss character, a panel of 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges vacated a vital U.S. Forest Service permit developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline need to continue work on the 604-mile natural gas transmission line from West Virginia to North Carolina
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2018 @ 2:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A team of former federal special agents with a rich background investigating public corruption and fraud will dig through documents and interview members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration to determine whether his $57.8 million Atlantic Coast Pipeline discretionary fund was a political pay-to-play
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who is Doug Heyl? Members of a special legislative committee looking into the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would like to know. Heyl is a top communications official in the state Department of Environmental Quality
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 4:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legislative panel is hiring a special outside investigator to get answers from Gov. Roy Cooper about his creation of a $57.8 million discretionary fund tied to payments from Atlantic Coast Pipeline partners
Published: Saturday, November 17th, 2018 @ 9:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A special legislative investigative panel wants to know if Gov. Roy Cooper was in line to benefit personally from solar energy companies by creating a $57.8 million "slush fund" paid for by Atlantic Coast Pipeline developers.
Published: Thursday, November 15th, 2018 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Did state approval of the North Carolina segment of the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline depend on Gov. Roy Cooper's administration securing a $57.8-million discretionary "mitigation fund" with the pipeline operators
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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From the time it was announced in January, the agreement between Gov. Roy Cooper and the companies building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline invited questions about its constitutionality, legality, and practicality
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 2:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Eight North Carolina school districts tapped to split $57.8 million from Atlantic Coast Pipeline developers aren't likely to see that money anytime soon
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2018 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly’s newly created subcommittees to investigate the pace of spending on recovery efforts for Hurricane Matthew and the unusual side fund negotiated by the Cooper administration with the operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are complete
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 5:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican legislative leaders fear more lawsuits and constitutional showdowns with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will occur if, in their view, he keeps stepping on their control over state revenues
Published: Friday, September 7th, 2018 @ 5:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More North Carolinians now think the state is headed in the right direction - as compared to seven months ago - but a majority still believe the country is on the wrong path, a new poll says
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbents Dan Barrett and Joyce Krawiec headline the May 8 Republican primary in a reconfigured state Senate District 31
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 9:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Jacksonville financial planner is running in the House District 14 Republican primary against the incumbent who has held the seat since 2004
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If the governor directs where money goes and for what purpose, is it government spending?
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 4:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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80 of North Carolina's 100 counties are considered rural, understanding the definition to be a county in which the population density is less than 250 people per square mile
Published: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 4:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Carolina Journal readers know, North Carolina Republicans have raised objections to Gov. Cooper’s Atlantic Cost Pipeline fund
Published: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 3:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Minority Leader Darren Jackson, D-Wake, says Gov. Roy Cooper was within his constitutional authority to create a $57.8 million side deal to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Saturday, March 17th, 2018 @ 4:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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