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What Executive Order 305 says. The order sets aggressive goals when it comes to increasing North Carolina's amount of protected greenspaces over the next two decades when measured against 2020 levels.
A new state law began in January that limits the powers of the North Carolina governor regarding the length of executive orders during states of emergency, with the Council of State and General ...
On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order that could pave the way for more electric trucks, buses and vans to roll across the state. With executive order, Cooper seeks to up zero ...
Carcaño v. Cooper is a landmark legal case challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina's House Bill 2 (HB 2) and its replacement, House Bill 142 (HB 142). The case, originally filed in March 2016 by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal, sought to overturn the provisions of HB 2, which required individuals to use public bathrooms corresponding to the sex on their ...
In April 2021 Cooper signed an executive order that created the Juvenile Sentence Review Board, a board to review cases where people were convicted and sentenced for crimes as adolescents.
Roy Asberry Cooper III was born in Nashville, North Carolina, on June 13, 1957, to Beverly Thorne (née Batchelor) (1929–2013), a teacher and Roy Asberry Cooper II (1927–2015), a lawyer and Democratic Party operative who was a close advisor to Jim Hunt; he later co-chaired Hunt's successful 1976 gubernatorial campaign.
The suit is their second against Senate Bill 382, a wide-ranging law that shifts executive power away […] Cooper, Stein sue GOP leaders to block law stripping governor’s power over NC ...
As part of that effort, Cooper signed an executive order directing agencies under his control to coordinate on improving what is known as prison reentry. Each agency has been given specific ...