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A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week.
Targeted News Service
The matter, one of several separation of powers issues that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has sparred with the GOP majority over since before he even took office, will head to the state Supreme Court for further argument.
Travis Fain
Attorneys for Gov. Roy Cooper told the state's appeals court Wednesday the Senate's newly required confirmation process for cabinet secretaries violates the separation of powers.
Laura Leslie
Despite legal wrangling that led to a few no-show hearings and subpoenas, Gov. Roy Cooper's cabinet members have met almost no resistance in the Senate confirmation process so far.
Matthew Burns
Despite her links to the Affordable Care Act and Gov. Roy Cooper's push to expand the state's Medicaid program, Dr. Mandy Cohen was unanimously recommended Wednesday for confirmation as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
A three-judge panel on Friday gave both Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders a victory and a stinging defeat in their ongoing power struggle.
Mark Binker and Matthew Burns
Lawyers for Gov. Roy Cooper argued Tuesday that state lawmakers illegally undercut his authority before he even took office in January, while lawyers for legislative leaders maintained that the General Assembly has the power to give certain powers to the governor or take them away.
Even as the legal battle over the new state Senate confirmation process got underway in Wake County Superior Court, the Senate Judiciary committee moved unexpectedly to issue a subpoena for another gubernatorial cabinet appointee.
The state Senate voted 47-0 Monday to confirm Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Larry Hall. Senate leaders say the next cabinet member to face confirmation will by Public Safety Secretary Erik Hooks.
Mark Binker
After weeks of arguing over the legality of the confirmation process, a Senate committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve former state Rep. Larry Hall as secretary of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Gov. Roy Cooper has asked a court to effectively kill a legislative subpoena for Veterans and Military Affairs Sec. Larry Hall to appear at a confirmation hearing. This is part of an ongoing batter over whether lawmakers can have a say on the governor's cabinet picks.
Secretary Larry Hall, whom Gov. Roy Cooper has tapped to run the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, did not show up to a third confirmation hearing Thursday. Committee members said they would compel him to testify despite a dispute over the authority to hold hearings.
Military and Veterans Affairs Sec. Larry Hall did not sit for a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Senators say there will be "consequences" if he declines to show up for a third attempt.
State Ethics Commission letters have highlighted potential conflicts of interest for Gov. Roy Cooper's cabinet members. Senators say they would like to ask about those potential conflicts during confirmation hearings.
A three-judge panel says Gov. Roy Cooper brought his case against Senate confirmation of cabinet nominees too soon.
The General Assembly has the authority to limit Gov. Roy Cooper's powers, a lawyer on Friday told a panel of three Superior Court judges that is considering whether to block any actions by the state Senate regarding the confirmation of Cooper's cabinet appointees until the courts determine whether the law setting up the confirmation process is legal.
A three-judge panel ordered state lawmakers to stop proceedings related to cabinet confirmations. Lawmakers used the scheduled committee hearing to speak out against the order anyway.
A three-judge panel is deciding whether to put a new law on hold that subjects Gov. Roy Cooper's cabinet members to Senate confirmation hearings.
Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger took turns sniping at one another Monday over the Senate's plan to subject Cooper's cabinet nominees to confirmation hearings.
