Gov. Roy Cooper

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cemented economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina on Friday, following up time in Washington during his official U.S. visit by checking up on benchmark Japanese companies building in the ninth-most populous state and later planning to speak with students.

Voters in North Carolina will decide a full slate of primaries Tuesday, including contested races for president, governor, U.S. House and other offices.

Gov. Roy Cooper's office announced Tuesday a new lithium-ion plant is coming to Davidson County, bringing more than 300 new jobs.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill Thursday that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has joined his Democratic colleagues in opposing a natural gas pipeline that would run through Rockingham and Alamance counties.

A campaign to get school supplies in the hands of students and teachers is currently underway in North Carolina.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality.

A former North Carolina legislative leader and appellate court judge has been named the next chairman of the state parole commission.

The vetoes bring the Democratic governor's total for the year to eight. Next, the two latest likely will be subjected to override votes by Republicans, who now hold veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate. Both measures also received some votes from Democrats on the way to reaching Cooper’s desk earlier this month.

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