NC sues online lending companies
State Attorney General Roy Cooper filed a lawsuit against online lending companies Western Sky, CashCall, WS Funding, and Delbert Monday. Cooper said the companies charged consumers illegally high...
View ArticleAttorney General’s office weighs in on in-state tuition for DACA students
Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office released an advisory letter Thursday addressing the issue of whether or not undocumented students living in North Carolina legally under the Deferred Action for...
View ArticleMcCrory, GOP lawmakers differ on ultrasound ruling appeal
Gov. Pat McCrory’s office released a statement Saturday opposing continuing the legal battle over a law that requires physicians to perform an ultrasound and explain the images on the screen in detail...
View ArticleCooper appears in campaign-like ad
Attorney General Roy Cooper appears to be running for Governor or something. He announced today in a 3-minute video that there’s a new organization called Take Back North Carolina. The ad features an...
View ArticleEric Holder: state attorneys general not obligated to defend discriminatory laws
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said earlier this week that state attorneys general are not obligated to defend laws they believe to be discriminatory, opening the door for more state attorneys to...
View ArticleState appeals coal ash cleanup ruling
State Attorney General Roy Cooper filed notice Monday that the state’s Emergency Management Commission plans to appeal a court ruling requiring Duke Energy to take immediate action to eliminate sources...
View ArticleOrange County Register of Deeds winner will issue marriage licenses to...
Former Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton’s victory in the Democratic primary for Orange County Register of Deeds could have an impact far beyond the county level. Chilton, who faces no opposition in the...
View ArticleCooper: No rate hikes for Aqua without public hearings
Attorney General Roy Cooper on Wednesday filed a notice of appeal to a provision adopted earlier this year by the North Carolina Utilities Commission that allows Aqua NC, the state’s largest private...
View ArticleFourth circuit signals end for NC’s marriage amendment
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Monday that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional — a decision that could have a significant impact in North Carolina. The ruling...
View ArticleNC Supreme Court upholds Duke Energy rate increase
N.C. Policy Watch reports that the North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a 7.2% rate hike for Duke Energy customers. N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper appealed the rate hike to the state’s high court...
View ArticleCooper out-raises McCrory, $2.2M to $1.3 M
Right now, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory could be feeling a little nervous about 2016.
View ArticleNC Dems outraise Republicans, and the money race is on
NC's Democratic Party outraised Republicans in the first half of 2015, by $632,000 to $574,000.
View ArticleJudge shuts down for-profit school over bogus medical courses
A private career school in Fayetteville has been shut down for allegedly duping students into paying hundreds of dollars for unaccredited, unlicensed medical courses.
View ArticleGreen: Celebrate if Cooper wins but luster will fade
It’s easy to get excited about political candidates when there’s a possibility for real leadership change but Jordan Green of Triad City Beat says to stay cautious. Citizen Green: Roy Cooper’s...
View ArticleN&O: New poll shows Cooper up 7 points, Clinton up 9 in NC
A new poll shows Cooper, Clinton and even Ross are moving up in North Carolina.
View ArticleExile on Jones Street — What if Cooper wins?
Given the shape of the race, it’s time to think through what might happen if Roy Cooper is sworn into office in January 2017.
View ArticleInaugural speech by Governor Roy Cooper
Inaugural address by Governor Roy Cooper at the Executive Mansion, Raleigh, North Carolina. Link to video Transcript: Text of Governor Cooper’s Inaugural Address RALEIGH — Today, Governor Cooper...
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