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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper affixes his veto stamp to a bill banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy at a public rally, May 13, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. On Wednesday, July 5, Cooper vetoed a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

Override vote looms after North Carolina governor vetoes three transgender-related bills

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks to The Associated Press in a year-end interview at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., Dec. 14, 2022. On Friday, June 16, 2023, Cooper vetoed GOP legislation that would ban the promotion of certain beliefs that some lawmakers have likened to critical race theory in state government workplaces. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

North Carolina GOP bars promotion of certain beliefs in state government, 1 of 5 veto overrides

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Gov. Roy Cooper signs House Bill 347: Sports Wagering/Horse Racing Wagering into law on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. Regulated sports betting and horse racing should begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year after Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law Wednesday legislation that greatly expands gambling opportunities in the ninth-largest state.(Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez/The Charlotte Observer via AP)

North Carolina governor signs sports, horse racing betting law with wagering to begin in early 2024

Associated Press

Tom Ross, center, a former president of the University of North Carolina system, speaks while former UNC system President Margaret Spellings, left, and Gov. Roy Cooper, right, listen at an Executive Mansion news conference on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. Ross and Spellings were co-chairs of a commission that examined governance issues for the UNC system (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

North Carolina Republicans seek to strip Gov. Roy Cooper of elections board control

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper affixes his veto stamp to a bill banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy at a public rally Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. The veto launches a major test for leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly to attempt to override Cooper’s veto after they recently gained veto-proof majorities in both chambers. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

An anti-abortion supporter from Moore County holds a sign next to a 3-month-old baby as they wait to enter the Senate gallery, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., as state legislators debate on whether to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would change the state's ban on nearly all abortions from those after 20 weeks of pregnancy to those after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Both the Senate and House had to complete successful override votes for the measure to be enacted into law. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper: New abortion law is compromise between ‘right-wing and the radical right-wing’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Protesters on both sides of the issue hold signs, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., as they wait to enter the Senate gallery as North Carolina legislators debate on whether to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would change the state's ban on nearly all abortions from those after 20 weeks of pregnancy to those after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Both the Senate and House had to complete successful override votes for the measure to be enacted into law. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina 12-week abortion bill becomes law after Republicans override veto

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic CEO Jenny Black speak with doctors at a forum about new abortion restrictions, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

North Carolina governor makes last-minute plea to block new abortion limits

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

State Rep. Tricia Cotham, D-Mecklenburg, speaks on the House floor as North Carolina lawmakers gather for a special session on March 23, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. Speculation is brewing in North Carolina that Cotham may change her party affiliation. Republicans have scheduled a news conference Wednesday, April 5, 2023, with Cotham, of Mecklenburg County. If Cotham does switch parties, the move would give the GOP complete veto-proof control of the General Assembly and hand Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper a major political setback. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

North Carolina Democrat signals party switch with major impact

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

A family walks by an LGBTQ pride mural in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, just a few blocks away from the Legislative Building, on Nov. 16, 2022. Statehouse victories for Republicans this month are resonating for transgender people as they mark Transgender Day of Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Anti-transgender legislation resonates on Day of Remembrance

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signs an executive order designed to protect abortion rights in the state at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The order in part prevents the extradition of a woman who receives an abortion in North Carolina but who may live in another state where the procedure is barred. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson).

N.C. governor signs executive order protecting abortion access

By Hannah Schoenbaum - Associated Press

In this file photo, President Joe Biden talks with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and EPA Administrator Michael Regan, after arriving at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Cooper vetoes bill that would have stopped federal unemployment benefits

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Sen. Phil Berger, right, fist bumps North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper after Cooper delivered his State of the State address before a joint session of the North Carolina House and Senate, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

NC budget dance slowed as GOP leaders differ on bottom line

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is greeted by Senator Dan Blue as he enters the House chamber to deliver his State of the State address before a joint session of the North Carolina House and Senate on Monday, April 26, 2021 in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Cooper address focuses on COVID, finding agreement with GOP

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Cooper and Cohen tour Kill Devil Hills vaccine clinic

By Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy and The Coastland Times - Associated Press

NC emergency response director Mike Sprayberry to retire

Associated Press

Cooper nominates NC education board leaders to stay on panel

Associated Press

Fairness watchword at NC transgender sports ban hearing

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, center, and lawmakers gather Wednesday, March 10, 2021, for a news conference to announce that leaders of the Republican-led state legislature and the governor have reached an agreement to reopen the state's K-12 public schools to full-time daily instruction in Raleigh. (Juli Leonard/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Summer school, reading improvement bills pass NC legislature

By GARY D. ROBERTSON - Associated Press

Cashwell named by Cooper as NC administration secretary

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