Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is the governor of North Carolina. Previously he was the attorney general, a state senator and a state representative.
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North Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill.
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GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.”
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Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights
“North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”
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“People don’t pretend to be someone else to go in and vote. You just don’t see that kind of fraud.”
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Says North Carolina bill to require in-person learning is “stripping out some of the health protocols that are in place.”
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Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic."
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Says Dan Forest wants to use tax dollars “to help rich people send their kids to private school using vouchers.”
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Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.”
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“In some of these other states, some of their deaths can be attributable to the fact that they were having a hard time getting an…
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streamline job training | Not yet rated | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| New economic development plans | Not yet rated | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| Restore film tax credits | Stalled | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| Expand high-speed internet access | In the Works | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| New laws to encourage voting | Stalled | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| More state incentives for small businesses | Not yet rated | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| Reform state services for small business owners | Not yet rated | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| Increase funding for public universities | Not yet rated | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| “Early College” high schools in every school district | Not Rated | January 6, 2017 | View Details |
| Less standardized testing and more freedom for teachers to craft lesson plans | Not yet rated | January 6, 2017 | View Details |