RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly opened its two-year legislative session Wednesday with Republicans on the cusp of veto-proof control that will force Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper
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The Senate Republican Caucus, meeting privately, elected Sen. Paul Newton of Cabarrus County to the majority leader’s post, according to a news release. Newton is a retired Duke Energy president for North Carolina first elected to the Senate in 2016.
Incoming and returning Republicans to the North Carolina Senate chose on Monday a key lawmaker on tax, voting and energy issues to become the chamber's majority leader for the next two years.