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Gov. Josh Stein will not appeal a three-judge panel's unanimous ruling against him in a dispute over appointment of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol commander.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2025 @ 10:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order Tuesday rebranding the secretary of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board as the Governor’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 10:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 292 directing bold action to advance environmental justice.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 11:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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In a true emergency declaration, Council of State members would have to vote on on the action taken by Cooper, or any other governor, under a new law that took effect on Jan. 1.
Published: Saturday, July 15th, 2023 @ 8:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order that encourages eligible state employees to get their COVID-19 booster shot and rewards them with a day of vacation leave.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 5:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Agencies May Continue to Require Masks in High-Risk Settings Such as Health Care, Corrections
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 10:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today announced his plans to retire from state service on August 1.
Published: Friday, July 23rd, 2021 @ 2:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Supreme Court opened the door in 2018 to a potential seismic shift in state government power.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 @ 11:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper and NC DHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced that North Carolina will remain in Safer at Home Phase 2 for three more weeks and will implement mandatory face coverings in public.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2020 @ 9:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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As trends move in the wrong direction, state will not yet move into Phase 3
Published: Thursday, June 25th, 2020 @ 12:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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July 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the North Carolina Department of Administration’s (NC DOA) Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses’ (HUB) Statewide Uniform Certification (SWUC) program and kicks off a celebration of several key milestones for minority- and women-owned businesses
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 10:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If party labels tell the story, Chief Justice Mark Martin could end up on the losing end of a lot of N.C. Supreme Court decisions this year.
Published: Thursday, January 24th, 2019 @ 6:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court Friday closed one chapter in a two-year legal battle between Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led General Assembly. The legislature prevailed
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2018 @ 10:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper spent much of his first 13 months in office defending the venerated principle of separation of powers
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The separation-of-powers battle between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led General Assembly won't end any time soon
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 8:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent issue of Raleigh’s News & Observer featured an opinion-page piece titled “Keep politics off the bench.” It started with one of the silliest declarations one could find in an op-ed attempting to make a serious argument
Published: Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 @ 5:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper's pick to head North Carolina’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, former state Rep. Larry Hall, received unanimous approval last week from the Senate committee tasked to confirm him
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 @ 1:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's constitution states that the governor's Cabinet picks must receive "advice and consent" of the State Senate
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Divided government has its benefits. North Carolina voters and taxpayers are seeing some of those benefits on display now on Jones Street in Raleigh
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2017 @ 7:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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All Cabinet Secretaries announced by Governor Roy Cooper have been sworn in and are on the job working to move North Carolina forward, Cooper said today
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2017 @ 5:07 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The way the General Assembly confirms Cabinet appointees, by invoking the Senate's constitutional authority, will mirror methods used in other states
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2017 @ 10:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The lead attorney representing landowners in a landmark property rights case says North Carolina residents must know how Gov. Roy Cooper's pick for transportation will handle compensation for the plaintiffs
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 10:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Roy Cooper will literally take the oath of office to become North Carolina's next governor in the dark
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 @ 5:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Gov. Pat McCrory has nearly 30 days to decide what to do with House Bill 17, which would remove some appointment powers from Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A move to rein in the appointment powers of Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper moved swiftly through the GOP-controlled House on Thursday with almost no debate in committee before it reached the full House for approval.
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2016 @ 7:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the most far-reaching of the 21 bills filed by House members during the special legislative session that convened today is House Bill 17, sponsored by House Rules Committee Chairman David Lewis
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2016 @ 4:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recommendation that the state might impose ethics-related restrictions on secondary employment and corporate board memberships on the state treasurer - and possibly other Council of State officers - drew a mixed response from those officials
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 1:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As we honor veterans today, it's also fitting to celebrate North Carolina's commitment to the military and veterans who have served so bravely.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 4:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the leaders of two newly created departments at a ceremony at the State Capitol in Raleigh.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 9:22 am
By: McCrory Communications
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As a longtime advocate of shortening North Carolina's ballot and rationalizing the distribution of executive power in state government, I was glad to see some folks reacting to a recent News & Observer series on workers-comp evasion by calling for state agency reorganization.
Published: Friday, August 24th, 2012 @ 7:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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