Cooper pitches education, Medicaid, storm aid in State of the State address
RALEIGH — Speaking to a legislature and electorate now more favorable to his party, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday pressed lawmakers to better fund public education, expand Medicaid and help rural North Carolina by improving broadband access and distributing more Hurricane Florence aid.During his second biennial State of the State address, Cooper made a soft sell for his favored — but not always universally supported— initiatives to a joint session of […]
