North Carolina Governor Josh Stein answered questions for the first time on Thursday about a conversation he had with a Republican lawmaker in December who was weighing whether to side with Democrats on a controversial bill as he sought a top job in Stein’s new administration.

(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File) RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years. During a small ...

Governor Josh Stein signed five executive orders to support recovery efforts following Helene's impact on western North Carolina.

Josh Stein is the governor of North Carolina, pledging his oath on Wednesday morning alongside his wife Anna. Stein, 58, succeeds 67-year-old Roy Cooper and continues the pattern of all but three men holding the position being Democrats since 1900.

Three hours away, Stein’s successor, Attorney General Jeff Jackson was sworn into his new role during a private ceremony in Charlotte. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green took his oath in Jamestown.

In his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday changed the justice resolved through legal prosecutions by taking 15 people off death row. A release says “thorough review of detailed petitions for clemency” included input from families of victims,

North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years. During a small ceremony inside the old Senate chamber of the 1840 Capitol building,

A holiday which is symbolic of new beginnings already became a special occasion for Josh Stein, the newly elected governor of North Carolina. Stein was sworn in as the 76th governor of the state at 11 a.

Josh Stein's first speech as NC governor