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Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NCS death row

On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row

Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would change the death sentences of 15 people to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts as governor.

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North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates

One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009, a judge had yet to issue a decision in that case.

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Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper follows in Biden’s footsteps with last-minute death sentence commutations

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday,

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New North Carolina Governor Josh Stein sworn in as another Democrat succeeds Roy Cooper

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein ...

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‘I’m not done’: A look at defining moments in NC Gov. Roy Cooper’s tenure

North Carolina’s two-term governor is on his way out of the executive mansion, and with his exit comes his legacy and ...

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Josh Stein sworn in as newest governor of North Carolina

A transfer of power in North Carolina’s top elected office took place Wednesday morning, shifting the governorship from Roy ...

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Roy Cooper's next move: Speculation heats up over potential Senate run against Tillis

The WCU Political Science Department Chair compares it to the race in 1984 where two-term North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt ...

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After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It's a span in which the southern Democrat picked ...

Josh Stein sworn in as North Carolina's 76th governor

RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov.-elect Josh Stein was officially sworn in as North Carolina's 76th governor Wednesday, replacing Roy Cooper as the state's top executive.

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North Carolina gov cross-checks Devils after loss to Hurricanes: 'Too good for such dirty play'

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper took a swipe at the New Jersey Devils after the Carolina Hurricanes defeated their divisional ...

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Roy Cooper’s life after the mansion: Sweaters, sports, driving and perhaps the Senate

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will leave the mansion. Sweaters, driving, sports and maybe the Senate are in his future.

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