RALEIGH (AP) Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on July 27 vetoed legislation approved by Republicans during this week’s special session that alters North Carolina ballot language for constitutional referenda and a state Supreme Court race this fall. Cooper’s vetoes of the two ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Gov. Roy Cooper has signed the only piece of legislation the North Carolina General Assembly had on his desk when it adjourned — one that restored early in-person voting on the Saturday before Election Day this year only. ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Republican legislators are moving to try to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, this time on legislation limiting candidates for new parties and redrawing judicial districts in North Carolina’s two largest counties. The state Senate scheduled votes June 19 ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — A measure allowing some court officials to refuse to perform gay marriage responsibilities because of their religious beliefs became law in North Carolina on Thursday, with the state House voting to override the governor’s veto of the ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — The General Assembly has cancelled Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of a bill that gives North Carolina employers legal recourse against people who deliberately get jobs to steal company secrets or record purported problems on factory lines. The ...

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Pat McCrory on Thursday vetoed his first two bills as North Carolina's governor.

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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory intensified his opposition to proposed legislation that would tighten rules on abortions, threatening to veto the measure unless his concerns are addressed.

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