Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has just vetoed a sweeping Republican-backed bill — a power grab disguised as a hurricane relief bill — that Republican state lawmakers have tried to

Republicans have a supermajority in the state’s legislature and may move to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, which would set off a new fight over state power and hurricane aid.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed Republican-backed legislation that weakens the powers of several Democrats slated to hold statewide offices next year

Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) vetoed legislation that would have stripped several powers from incoming North Carolina elected Democratic officials, as the GOP is slated to lose its supermajority next year. The legislation included relief for parts of the Tar Heel State that are still recovering from Hurricane Helene,

Legislation sending $227 million in assistance to western North Carolina recovery from Hurricane Helene has been vetoed by two-term Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper blocked a hurricane relief bill that contained clauses to limit the power of incoming Democratic leaders and transfer it to Republican officials.