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Stein vetoes immigration bills, permitless carry

June 21, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued his first vetoes on a permitless concealed carry bill and two bills immigration bills. The vetoed bills include Senate Bill 50, Senate Bill 153 and House Bill 318. […]

Cooper vetoes bill that funds Opportunity Scholarship backlog

September 20, 2024 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Friday that allocates several hundred million dollars to an expanded private school voucher program and orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents looking for people in the […]

Cooper issues 96th veto on ‘Raise the Age’ modifications bill

June 20, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Roy Cooper issued the 96th veto of his two terms as governor on a bill modifying the state’s “Raise the Age” law. House Bill 834 modified the law by altering the definition of […]

Cooper makes 95th veto on DOT agency bill

June 2, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper made the 95th veto of his two terms over billboard signage vegetation clearing in a North Carolina Department of Transportation agency bill. House Bill 198 contains requests made by […]

Cooper veto total now up to 83

June 28, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed six bills since the middle of June, raising his already record-breaking total to 83. Cooper’s predecessors issued a combined total of 35 vetoes. His vetoes now account […]

Cooper vetoes total of four bills, override votes likely

June 20, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed four bills – one on Friday and three more Monday, bringing his total to 81 in seven years. The veto on Friday concerned a bill that would bar […]

Cooper vetoes three more bills; reaches record-breaking 81 vetoes as governor

June 20, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On June 19, Democratic Governor Roy Cooper signed several bills into law but vetoed three; reaching a new state record of 81 vetoes across his two terms as governor. The four governors with […]

Cooper vetoes abortion bill, legislators vow override

May 16, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At a “veto rally” held in Raleigh on the day before Mother’s Day, North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that reduces the state’s elective abortion limit from 20 weeks down […]

Cooper to hold ‘veto rally’ of abortion bill the day before Mother’s Day

May 10, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —The day before Mother’s Day, North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will be holding a “veto rally” for the bill that reduces elective abortions from 20 weeks to 12. Cooper made the announcement on […]

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NC Senate Democrats uphold governor’s veto of Free the Smiles Act

March 10, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Mar. 9, the General Assembly Senate Democrats took upheld Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 173, the Free the Smiles Act. The bill would have given parents the power to opt […]