Cooper stronger in second half, but GOP still in majority
RALEIGH — The first half of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s term was confrontational even before it began, as Republican legislators rammed through laws swiping away some of his powers even before he got sworn in. He sued over those laws, issued a record number of vetoes — most of them overridden — and exchanged sharp rejoinders with the GOP.Now Cooper stands in a stronger position entering the second half of his four-year term. North Carolina Democrats won […]
