Source: Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, NEWS & RECORD, 11/15/20

The election is over, but some things have stayed the same. The coronavirus pandemic is still going strong in North Carolina. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper won reelection and will still issue executive orders about the state's response. And the Council of State — the other statewide elected officials Cooper meets with monthly — still has Republican members who want more of a say on that COVID-19 response. In March, Cooper began seeking agreement from the other members of the Council of State for some executive orders but not others.

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