RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina ... the governor’s lawyers and his Office of Executive Clemency, the news release said. The pardons took effect immediately. The commutations take effect ...

A national group urged North Carolina ... governor expects to approve more pardons in the coming weeks. Cooper has approved nine pardons of innocence, 12 pardons of forgiveness and 14 commutations ...

Clemency advocates want North Carolina ... “Duties of Governor” are spelled out in Article III, Section 5: “Clemency. The Governor may grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons, after ...

A national group has urged North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to use his clemency powers more often before he leaves office. Though the letter that Families Against Mandatory Minimums sent Cooper last ...

Democrat Josh Stein was elected governor of North Carolina on Tuesday in a landslide, and is poised to become the state’s first Jewish governor and one of six Jewish state executives when he ...

Democrat Josh Stein gives a speech after winning North Carolina governor's race. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita declares victory at GOP watch party I voted at Holliday Park's Nature Center.

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan [email protected] A national group urged North Carolina Gov ... Wednesday when asked if the governor expects to approve more pardons in the coming weeks.

A national group urged North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to use his clemency ... Cooper did not respond to questions Wednesday afternoon. The governor had approved 10 commutations, eight pardons of ...