Source: Matthew Burns, WRAL, 3/13/17

Despite Gov. Roy Cooper's call for finding common ground to move North Carolina forward, he and legislative Republicans continued to trade punches Monday night.  Cooper made his first appearance before the General Assembly to deliver his biennial State of the State address and promised to work with lawmakers to improve education, battle opioid addiction and help the state recover from Hurricane Matthew.

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