Roy Cooper’s veto. Cooper, a Democrat, had argued the bill strips money from Hurricane Helene victims, who were still rebuilding after the September storm ravaged western Western North Carolina.

Welcome to the governor-elect edition of our Under the Dome politics newsletter. I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief, and for the last newsletter of the year, we’re ...

NASH COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) — Governor Roy Cooper gave his final ... better educated and with more money in people’s pockets,” said Cooper. “And we stand ready to welcome prosperity with ...

Reflecting on his eight years in office Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper said he was proud to have fought for Medicaid expansion, public education, the state’s growing clean energy economy, and other ...