Press Releases
Legislators Should Stay and Negotiate Teacher Pay
Governor Roy Cooper today sent a letter to Republican legislative leadership encouraging them to stay in Raleigh and negotiate teacher pay with him. North Carolina teachers are working without dece
Boat Builder to Invest $12 Million in Beaufort County
Pamlico Yachtworks, a boat manufacturer, will create 207 jobs in Beaufort County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Cooper Spells out Opposition to ISD in Letter to State Board and Calls on Board to Prioritize Supports for Low-Performing Schools in 2020-21 Budget Request
In a letter last week to State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis, Gov.
Cooper Spells out Opposition to ISD in Letter to State Board and Calls on Board to Prioritize Supports for Low-Performing Schools in 2020-21 Budget Request
In a letter last week to State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis, Gov. Cooper reiterated his opposition to the Innovative School District, or ISD, and asked that the Board prioritize in its short session budget request the supports needed to help North Carolina’s lowest performing schools improve.
Legislative Hearing Exposes Republican ACP Investigation as a Sham
Republicans leading today’s ACP meeting claimed that this whole event was happening because of “obfuscation.”
Teachers Stand with Governor Cooper on Veto; Calls on Legislature to Negotiate Teacher Pay
Governor Roy Cooper called on legislators to stand with him and North Carolina’s teachers to demand negotiations on a real pay raise for all educators on the state payroll.
Gov. Cooper Signs Bill to Protect Children and Close Consent Loophole
Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 199, a bill to modernize sexual abuse laws as well as strengthen enforcement and protection for children who have been abused, into law.
Gov. Cooper Signs Six Bills Into Law, Vetoes Another
Today, Governor Cooper signed six bills into law.
MEMO: DEQ Interview Transcripts Refute Republican Conspiracy Theories
Yesterday, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released four signed statements and six transcripts in full of interviews between employees and “investigators” hired by the legislature to look into the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and permitting process.
Governor Cooper Announces Brig. Gen. Todd Hunt as the Adjutant General of North Carolina
Governor Roy Cooper today announced that NC Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Todd Hunt will take command of the North Carolina National Guard's nearly 12,000 soldiers and airmen and over 1,700 full-time federal and state employees as the state's 41st Adjutant General.
