Press Releases

EMS professionals told Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary Mandy Cohen that the state needs to use every resource at its disposal to fight the opioid epidemic and urged policymakers to save lives by expanding Medicaid.

It’s been 45 days since Governor Cooper and Democratic leaders proposed a detailed budget compromise, but instead of negotiating, House Republicans are preparing to stonewall until Christmas. 

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Southwestern Community College in Sylva to learn about the impact the Finish Line Grants program is making in students’ progress toward good-paying jobs.

Today, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the following bill:

As they prepare for the start of the new school year, educators from across the state participated in a roundtable discussion with Governor Roy Cooper in Raleigh today.

TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Governor's Communications Office
DATE: August 19, 2019
RE: Republican Stalling is Holding Up a Teacher Pay Raise

The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the cost of Republican inaction on budget negotiations has now passed the $1 million mark.

Record visitor spending in 2018 was reflected with visitor spending increases in all 100 counties, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.

It's been 38 days since the Governor shared a compromise offer on the state budget. That's it, that's the release.

Where is the Republican counteroffer and when will they start doing their job?

It has been 37 days since Governor Roy Cooper shared a balanced compromise budget offer with Republican legislators. And for 37 days, Republican leaders have continued in vain to override the Governor’s veto.