RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed Glenn M. McNeill as commander of the State Highway Patrol. Cooper also appointed Lt.Col. Vic Ward, who has served as acting commander since Jan. 9, as SHP deputy commander. “The brave men and women of the Highway Patrol work tirelessly to protect North Carolina, and I’m thankful for...
As a special Senate committee on Tuesday began hammering out details for confirming Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet nominees, the back-and-forth between the governor and the General Assembly over the legality of the confirmation requirement continued. The process will mirror that used by the U.S. Senate, with an added step: North Carolina Cabinet-level nominees will have...
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that he has chosen Erik Hooks as his public safety secretary. Hooks, a Spring Lake native, is a State Bureau of Investigation veteran. “Erik Hooks has worked every kind of crime from drug trafficking to public corruption and homeland security critical issues, and he has my confidence as...
