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 — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s selection of Rep. Susi Hamilton as secretary of natural and cultural resources is emblematic of the philosophical contrast between Cooper and the GOP legislative majority, state Rep. Chris Millis said. “It’s par for the course for a Cooper appointment to have a track record that supports an ideology that...
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has chosen a vocal proponent of government film subsidies and historic tax credits for secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources. Cooper’s pick, Susi Hamilton, a Democrat, served in the state House representing New Hanover County. During her tenure in the state House, Hamilton pushed for reinstatement of the preservation tax credit and tax...
