Press Releases

Today, the Board of Trustees of Ashe Memorial Hospital presented Governor Roy Cooper with a resolution encouraging the Governor and the General Assembly to expand Medicaid. Earlier in the day, Governor Cooper vetoed the budget because of the many ways it is bad for North Carolinians, especially those who cannot afford health insurance and struggle to access health care.

Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Erica Standfield Brandon as District Court Judge to Judicial District 17A, serving Rockingham and Caswell counties. She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Michael Gentry.

Governor Roy Cooper announced today that Mooresville-based home improvement company Lowe’s will locate a major new technology center in Charlotte, creating more than 1,600 jobs.

Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment after today’s Supreme Court ruling on North Carolina’s gerrymandered districts: 

Governor Roy Cooper announced today that Mooresville-based home improvement company Lowe’s will locate a major new technology center in Charlotte, creating more than 1,600 jobs.

Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law: 

Governor Cooper today announced the completion of the 2019 Status of Women in North Carolina: Health and Wellness Report, released by the NC Department of Administration’s Council for Women and Youth Involvement.

Governor Roy Cooper signed a letter requesting that the U.S. Small Business Administration issue a disaster declaration for Mecklenburg County and Catawba County, and the contiguous counties of Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union.  Dozens of homes were flooded in these areas after recent heavy rains.

Ford Porter, spokesperson for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following statement after the House and Senate Republicans released their conference budget:

Governor Cooper announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 21 grant requests to local governments totaling $10,790,000.