Press Releases

Governor Cooper Signs State Disaster Declaration for Catawba and Surrounding Counties Affected by EF-1 Tornado

On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Governor Roy Cooper signed a Type I state disaster declaration for individual assistance for Catawba County and contiguous counties that suffered damage from an EF-1 tornado on January 9, 2024.

Governor Cooper Tours Pactolus Global School in Greenville, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Pactolus Global School in Greenville as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

Veteran-Owned Aerospace Company to Start Aircraft Manufacturing in Bladen County with First Vulcanair Production Facility in U.S.

Aviation management company, Sovereign Aerospace, will invest $4.15 million to manufacture, sell, and service personal aircraft in Elizabethtown, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

Governor Cooper Tours Diggs-Latham Elementary School, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Diggs-Latham Elementary in Winston-Salem as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

Governor Cooper Announces State Boards and Commissions Appointments

Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to state boards and commissions.

Governor Cooper Tours Millbrook Magnet High School, Highlights How Strong Public Schools Make Strong Communities

Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Millbrook Magnet High School in Raleigh as part of “The Year of Public Schools” education tour.

Governor Cooper Joins Reproductive Freedom Alliance in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Protect Access to Women’s Health

Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined the Reproductive Freedom Alliance in filing an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court to protect women’s health and access to mifepristone, an FDA-approved and proven safe abortion medication.

Governor Cooper Issues Historic Executive Order Directing Whole-of-Government Coordination to Improve Reentry for Formerly Incarcerated People in North Carolina

Today, Governor Cooper issued Executive Order No. 303 directing whole-of-government coordination to improve reentry for formerly incarcerated people in the most significant effort targeted at strengthening reentry in state history.

WATCH: Called Out in Interview, General Assembly Leader Admits that GOP Voucher Plan Funds Private School Tuition by Cutting from Public Schools

Last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger angrily and directly acknowledged that the legislature’s school voucher expansion is funded through cuts to public schools.

Governor Cooper Recognizes National Achievement as Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and The Industrial Commons Win National Science Foundation Grants

Today, Governor Roy Cooper recognized the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and the Morganton-based non-profit The Industrial Commons (TIC) as each organization won highly prestigious grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, Program.