(The Center Square) – Fulfilling the executive order of first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, his Energy Policy Task Force presented a report showing energy prices in North Carolina rose faster than any state from 2017-24.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper has campaigned across the state in a tour labeled “Make Stuff Cost Less.” He was elected governor in November 2016 and served through Dec. 31, 2024.
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