Cooper Finally Gets To Celebrate With Supporters
North Carolina's next governor is finally celebrating his election victory with supporters after it took four extra weeks to finalize what the outcome would be.
Democratic candidate Roy Cooper took the stage at a victory rally Tuesday night to cheers from several hundred supporters in Raleigh.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory conceded to Cooper on Monday after it was made clear a partial recount of votes in one county would keep Cooper's lead to just over 10,000 votes from 4.7 million cast statewide.
Cooper will take office next month. The outgoing attorney general told supporters North Carolina voters made a decision during the election to make it a welcoming place for everyone by their choice. A law McCrory signed limiting LGBT rights was a key issue in the election.
Trump Team Says Meeting Wednesday With McCrory
Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has a date to meet with Donald Trump as the president-elect continues to fill positions in his upcoming administration.
Trump transition team officials told reporters Tuesday that McCrory would meet Trump in New York on Wednesday. Spokesmen for McCrory's office and the governor's campaign committee didn't respond to an email and text seeking comment.
Trailing Candidate In NC Auditor Race Seeks Recount
The trailing candidate in the race for North Carolina state auditor has asked for a statewide recount.
Republican Chuck Stuber gave his formal recount request Tuesday to the State Board of Elections.
Democratic incumbent Beth Wood leads Stuber by almost 6,000 votes from 4.5 million cast after all counties completed their tabulations. A mandatory recount is granted when the statewide margin is 10,000 votes or less.
State elections director Kim Strach told county election leaders her goal is for them to complete the machine recount by Thursday afternoon.
Textile-Maker To Hire 600 In NC, Gets Deal Worth Up To $5M
North Carolina beat two of the Western Hemisphere's poorest countries to land a Taiwanese textile plant employing about 600 workers at wages less than the countywide average.
A state committee on Tuesday approved tax breaks and other incentives that could exceed $5 million for a unit of Everest Textile Co. Ltd. The company makes performance textiles used in sports, outdoor and industrial clothing.
Jobs at the projected Forest City plant will pay an average of nearly $26,000, lower than the Rutherford County average of almost $32,000. The plant's payroll is nearly $16 million.
Discount Lottery Ticket Resellers Dodge $7M In Debt Payments
North Carolina lottery winners have dodged paying about $7 million in back taxes and overdue child support that are supposed to be taken from their winnings.
Researchers in the General Assembly arrived at the estimate by looking at repeat lottery winners in the past seven years.
The Legislature's Fiscal Research Division studied the question after an investigation by The Charlotte Observer found that dozens of players won the lottery so often that their luck defied logic.
The newspaper found there was a lucrative secondary market for winning lottery tickets in which players sell their claim on prizes at a discount to avoid automatic withholdings such as back taxes and child support. That allows ticket buyers to collect the full prize and sellers to remain anonymous.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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