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‘Unlike any political event in the history of the country’: National Convention preview with RNC Chairman

In a matter of days, Republicans activists from around the country will begin to gather in Milwaukee for their national convention, at which they will officially nominate their candidate for president, Donald Trump. It’s a big deal, but these conventions are often much bigger than the mere business agenda itself — and 2024 is no...

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Cooper steps into national spotlight

s chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper considers the 2022 election a good year for Democrat governors across the country. While in his own state his party suffered a net loss in the state legislature, the U.S. Senate seat, and all the statewide judicial races, nationally the Democrat organization he leads “avoided a net loss and picked up one governorship,” in November.

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Cooper: Biden has been a fantastic President

Over the weekend, Gov. Roy Cooper appeared on a podcast analyzing the results of the 2022 midterm election, saying that President Joe Biden should run for re-election, Florida’s Ron DeSantis is “divisive,” and North Carolinians made a mistake in voting for Donald Trump.

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Cooper gets national media attention as potential ’24 presidential candidate

A major cable television network and one of the nation’s leading mainstream newspapers both mentioned N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper this week as a potential 2024 presidential candidate. Like current President Joe Biden, Cooper is a Democrat. No one is speculating that Cooper would challenge a Biden re-election bid. But both the New York Times and...

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Cooper, in letter, urges businesses to speak out against election laws

Gov. Roy Cooper is leading a nationwide effort in cooperation with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to encourage business leaders to publicly oppose states that pass election-reform laws. “We are asking the business leaders in our states, and throughout the country, to add their voices to the growing chorus of corporations standing on the right side...

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Cooper reopens gyms, bowling alleys, leaves bars, nightclubs, other businesses shuttered

Gov. Roy Cooper will move North Carolina into Phase 2.5 on Friday, Sept. 4, when gyms and bowling alleys will be able to operate at 30% capacity.  But Cooper’s reopening plan will bring little relief to gyms and bowling alleys, owners say. For many, it’s too little, too late.  Bars, movie theaters, and amusement parks...

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Cooper refuses to open gyms, and now many members don’t plan to return, new survey finds

Gyms are still closed in North Carolina, as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper remains among a small handful of governors refusing to reopen them. In North Carolina, despite the closures, almost 16% of gym members say they have returned in some capacity, though just 39.5% of members surveyed plan to return when Cooper decides it’s safe...

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