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Gov. Roy Cooper’s legacy: He lost battles, but he didn’t lose what was important | Opinion
Despite all that, Cooper, 67, also had impressive victories, starting with his defeat of incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016 and his re-election in 2020, even as Republican presidential candidate ...
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After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years RALEIGH, N.C. -- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the ...
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Roy Cooper’s life after the mansion: Sweaters, sports, driving and perhaps the Senate
Roy Cooper. The next governor will be Josh Stein. So what’s next for Cooper — both in work, life and behind the wheel? For starters, he may not be done in politics. Here’s more on that and ...
The Washington Post14d
Roy Cooper showed Democrats how to govern and win. And he’s not done.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D-North Carolina) the day after a hurricane on Sept. 6, 2019, in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post) When Roy Cooper was narrowly elected North ...
USA Today19d
‘I’m not done’: A look at defining moments in NC Gov. Roy Cooper’s tenure
Cooper, 67, will pass the baton off to fellow Democrat and governor-elect Josh Stein. Before serving as the top leader in the state, Cooper was also attorney general and spent time in both the ...
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Roy Cooper commutes 15 death row sentences on his final day in office
On his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death row sentences of 15 people to life without parole. In a press release, Cooper said he reviewed the petitions for ...
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On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts as governor, on New Year's Eve, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole. Before these commutations ...
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In his farewell address, Roy Cooper touts North Carolina’s ‘great comeback story’
After eight years in office, the tenure of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is coming to a close. Here’s coverage from The News & Observer that looks at the Democrat’s two terms and what’s next.
Charlotte Observer6d
On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper granted clemency to 15 people on death row, forgave two people for their past crimes and made two others immediately eligible for parole.
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Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
That is why Gov. Roy Cooper’s commutation of 15 death sentences to life without parole sentences bears great significance. Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s ...
Charlotte Observer16d
Roy Cooper’s life after the mansion: Sweaters, sports, driving and perhaps the Senate
After eight years in office, the tenure of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is coming to a close. Here’s coverage from The News & Observer that looks at the Democrat’s two terms and what’s next.