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Governor Roy Cooper’s winning streak in North Carolina may be hard for purple- or red-state leaders to replicate.

Published January 27, 2021 Looking into January, state legislative sessions will begin across the nation. For many states, a critical focus point will be on the emergency powers those states’ governments have exercised in the wake of COVID-19.  North Carolina is no exception. Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive orders have been controversial and provocative. These orders have led to a lawsuit from former Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, multiple protests in downtown Raleigh, and an earnest debate about the limits of the power of the Office of the Governor.  While Cooper enjoyed relatively high job...

 Looking into January, state legislative sessions will begin across the nation. For many states, a critical focus point will be on the emergency powers those states’ governments have exercised in the wake of COVID-19.  North Carolina is no exception. Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive orders have been controversial and provocative. These orders have led to a lawsuit from former Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, multiple protests in downtown Raleigh, and an earnest debate about the limits of the power of the Office of the Governor.  While Cooper enjoyed relatively high job approval ratings as late...

Jan. 16—RALEIGH — Despite the coronavirus pandemic, voter turnout in North Carolina increased in the 2020 elections compared to the 2016 election. More than 75% of registered voters cast a ballot, setting a new record. More Republicans voted. More Democrats voted. More independents voted. More young people, middle-age people and older people voted. More white people voted, and so did more ...

Cooper raised $41 million; outspent GOP candidates still won Follow Us Question of the Day By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press - Thursday, January 14, 2021 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democratic candidates dominated fundraising in last fall’s elections for the top statewide positions in North Carolina government, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. But it didn’t always translate into victories. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper reported raising another $4.5 million during the final 2 1/2 months o...