Source: Gary D. Robertson, WRAL, 6/3/21

 A sharply divided North Carolina Senate on Thursday formally rejected Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's choice to lead his environmental department, with Republicans who insisted the nominee was ill-prepared for the post winning the vote. The party-line 26-20 margin ousts Dionne Delli-Gatti as secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality and required Cooper to choose a replacement. Within minutes, however, the governor named Delli-Gatti as his point person on promoting renewable energy in North Carolina, with negotiating legislation...

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