Newsline political reporter Galen Bacharier on Roy Cooper’s legacy and the new Stein administration
A new year is upon us and with it, some important changes in state government. As a result of the November election, North ...
On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts in office, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life ...
Roy Cooper's next move: Speculation heats up over potential Senate run against Tillis
With just one day left as North Carolina’s elected Governor, speculation grows that Governor Roy Cooper is eyeing his next ...
Gov. Roy Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates on final day in office
In his final day in office, Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentence of 15 death row inmates in North Carolina.
On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would change the death sentences of 15 people to life in prison without parole as one of his ...
Gov. Roy Cooper departs after a job well done
Gov. Roy Cooper’s second four-year term as our state’s chief executive is ending and, by any fair assessment, he’s done a ...
Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
Gov. Roy Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death penalty to commute more than two death ...
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.
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In final stop in WNC, Gov. Roy Cooper reflects on lessons learned over 2 terms
In his final days as governor, Roy Cooper discussed disaster recovery, housing challenges, and plans for the future during a ...
Roy Cooper departs as big projects remain unrealized
Roy Cooper oversaw a booming state economy in his eight years in office, but some of the biggest jobs projects have yet to ...
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On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
As one of his last acts as governor, on New Year's Eve, Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole. Before these commutations ...
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Roy Cooper commutes 15 death row sentences on his final day in office
On his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death row sentences of 15 people to life without ...