Roy Cooper

Roy Cooper

File-In this Jan. 1, 2017 photo Roy Cooper is sworn in as North Carolina governor shortly after midnight at the historic state Capitol Building in Raleigh, N.C. In politically divided North Carolina, weary voters hope top elected officials can put aside differences and effectively govern after a bruising election and a partisan tug-of-war that has spilled into court. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, Pool)