Roy Cooper

MERCER: The year Roy Cooper showed his true colors

March 27, 2026 North State Journal Staff

After nearly 40 years in North Carolina government, Roy Cooper has carefully cultivated the image of a likable moderate. His record, however, reveals a different reality: that of a radical left-wing progressive. Now running for […]

MCNABB: Roy Cooper betrayed North Carolina’s women athletes

March 20, 2026 Payton McNabb

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s more important than ever that North Carolina’s next U.S. senator stands with women and girl athletes. I know firsthand what’s at stake when our leaders allow biological males […]

Cooper, Whatley pitted in Senate race

March 13, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Former Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley secured their party nominations during last week’s U.S. Senate primary. Unofficially and before provisional totals were added, 824,798 Democratic votes and […]

EEOC reaches $150K settlement with Rex in COVID-19 case

March 12, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled a federal lawsuit against Rex Healthcare that involved alleged COVID-era religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case, filed in […]

MATTHEWS: Zarutska case remains flash point in NC Senate race

March 5, 2026 Stacey Matthews

Though the Iryna Zarutska case is still getting a lot of attention here in North Carolina, nationally, it has pretty much fallen out of the headlines, with other stories taking precedence. That changed last Tuesday […]

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Whatley strikes contrast with Cooper ahead of March primary

February 27, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In an interview with North State Journal ahead of the March 3 primary, North Carolina U.S. Senate Republican candidate Michael Whatley drew a sharp contrast between the priorities of his candidacy and that […]

SIMMONS: President Trump’s promise-made, promise-kept agenda delivers for North Carolina

February 27, 2026 Jason Simmons

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address wasn’t just a speech about promises — it was a report on the historic results his administration has delivered for North Carolina and for the country. President […]

Education Lottery funding drop’s link to law change, past Cooper appointee

February 12, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A recent audit by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor revealed that contributions to public education from the state lottery have decreased over the past three years, even as total lottery […]

COVID-era prison release settlement under Cooper linked to suspect in Zarutska murder

February 6, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An article by Fox News questions if Decarlos Brown Jr. was released under former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-era prisoner release lawsuit settlement. At the time, the settlement was described as one of the […]

Races to watch ahead of NC’s March primaries

January 29, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — With the March 3 primary approaching and early voting underway, there are several key races worth keeping an eye on. Key General Assembly races include the primary between Trump-endorsed Senate Leader Phil Berger […]