Press Releases

A first round of state grants will go to seven communities hit hard by Hurricane Mathew to repair water and sewer systems, improve drainage and rebuild a local airport, Governor Cooper announced Tuesday.

Governor Roy Cooper has declared April as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Month in North Carolina to bring attention to this second-leading cause of cancer death among women.

MAS Holdings, a global apparel technology and manufacturing company, will locate its first manufacturing and development center in the United States in Randolph County, creating 133 new jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

As the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team prepares to take on Gonzaga for the national championship tonight, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Washington Governor Jay Inslee have raised the stakes with a friendly wager on the game.

Yesterday, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law House Bill 142, bipartisan legislation that initiated a full repeal of House Bill 2. 

 

Governor Cooper comments on ACC decision:

Today, Governor Cooper held a press conference to discuss the repeal of House Bill 2. Full remarks as prepared are below:

Governor Cooper comments on agreement to repeal House Bill 2:

Governor Roy Cooper today announced appointments to a number of state commissions and councils, including the State Board of Community Colleges and the Housing Finance Agency.

Governor Roy Cooper today met with leading professionals from law enforcement, substance abuse treatment and health care about the best ways to fight the opioid crisis in North Carolina.