Governor Coverage

Lawmakers say more input needed before shutdown orders issued
The House voted Thursday to pare back the governor's powers in a statewide emergency.

House debates limiting governor's emergency powers
The House debates a bill that would undercut a governor's power during an emergency like the coronavirus pandemic.

CBC OPINION
EDITORIAL: Trump must act, not distract, on COVID-19 to move U.S. forward
Monday, May 4, 2020 -- Rather than looking to distract and deflect, it is way past time for President Donald Trump to acknowledge his responsibility and work more to lift the nation than his own ego. Blaming China, throwing tantrums demanding tariffs that will cost Americans more than the Chinese, won't cure a single case of coronavirus or put one of the 30 million unemployed Americans back on the job. It's just a distraction. The president needs to be focused NOW on supporting the hard work of governors and join with Congress to get critical aid to local governments and states to keep them solvent and serving their citizens.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Dysfunctional UNC board needs more diversity, governor's input
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 -- Ideological inbreeding on the UNC Board of Governors leads to misguided groupthink that fails to recognize the sheer immorality of doing business with the likes of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. To assure at least a hint of diversity, it is time to give the governor at least a third of the appointments to the UNC Board of Governors.

Teachers, supporters plan to protest outside 6 Wake schools Wednesday morning to call for more funding
Teachers, parents and community members plan to protest outside six Wake County schools Wednesday morning to push for more education funding, including a 5% raise for all school staff.

Teachers, supporters to protest before and after school Wednesday
The North Carolina Association of Educators is calling on teachers, parents and community members to picket before or after school on Wednesday to push for more education funding, including teacher raises.

Group representing 500 Wake school leaders asks governor, lawmakers to pass a budget
A group representing more than 500 Wake County school principals and assistant principals sent a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper and lawmakers Monday, asking them to pass a budget so educators can get their raises.

Republican lawmaker running for governor
State Rep. Holly Grange jumped into the 2020 governor's race Thursday, announcing a long-rumored run and giving Republicans a second candidate in the race.

Former Gov. Pat McCrory said his identity was stolen while he was in office
Nobody is completely safe from identity theft. Even the governor.

Cary teacher among first recipients of governor's education award
Gov. Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Business Committee for Education announced the first recipients of the Governor's Educator Discovery Award on Tuesday.

Lt. Gov. Forest takes next step in 2020 bid for governor
Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has taken another step -- but not a surprising one -- toward running for governor in 2020.

Teacher diversity among Cooper's top education priorities
Gov. Roy Cooper met with the Governor's Teacher Advisory Committee Monday to talk about some of his priorities ahead of the 2019-20 legislative long session. In its second year after he established the committee, it continues to serve as his eyes and ears in the classrooms and advises him on education issues.

Cooper's out-of-state travel leaves lieutenant governor in the dark
When Gov. Roy Cooper leaves the state, his office does not inform the lieutenant governor, who automatically becomes acting governor. It's a practice that marks a significant departure from the policy of Gov. Pat McCrory.

City of Raleigh offer to buy the Dorothea Dix property
The City of Raleigh offered $38 million to purchase the Dorothea Dix property from the state on March 24, 2014.

Meeker eyes gubernatorial run in 2016
Could two former big-city mayors face off in North Carolina's 2016 gubernatorial election?

McCrory: Fund higher education based on results
Gov. Pat McCrory told a national radio audience Tuesday that state community colleges and universities should be funded based on how well they do at placing their students in the job market.

NC Spin: Jan. 13, 2013
Expert panelists hold a spin-free discussion of Gov. Pat McCrory's team, UNC academic fraud and the 2013 economic forecast.

McCrory team, Junior League swing into inaugural weekend
The North Carolina Governor's Inaugural Ball at the Raleigh Convention Center was the site Friday of a celebration of the best of the Tar Heel state.

Court upholds law banning video sweepstakes gambling
The state Supreme Court has reversed lower court rulings saying the state's ban on video sweepstakes is unconstitutional.