WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on May 13, 2023: * * * Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement, applauding Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the extreme abortion ban that North Carolina Republicans jammed through the legislature earlier this month: "Gov. Roy Cooper's veto today is yet more proof that Democratic governors remain the last and best line of defense for rep  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 15 (TNSper) -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Anna Goodwin to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 20B, serving Union County. She was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of the Honorable Matt Smith to Superior Court. "I'm grateful for Anna's willingness to serve the people of Union County as a District Court Judge and I am confident that her years of legal exper  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 15 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Governor Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion about women's reproductive health and the dangerous impacts that Senate Bill 20, the abortion ban passed by the legislature, would have on reproductive freedom in the state. "I've spent the week meeting with doctors and clinic operators who all agree that this dangerous ban would make abortion unavailable to many women and could put their liv  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 8 (TNSpp) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: Sherry Fowler is a non-traditional, first-generation college student who will receive her bachelor's degree in the birth-to-kindergarten education program this weekend at Western Carolina University's 2023 Spring Commencement. Fowler is a 61-year-old Head Start and North Carolina pre-k teacher in Hendersonville. Fowler took her first college class in 1985. She postponed her education to s  more