RALEIGH, N.C. — As Hurricane Florence was thrashing North Carolina earlier this month, Democratic Gov. The first significant test comes this week when lawmakers reconvene a special session Cooper called to address initial needs from Florence. “As North Carolinians dig out from the devastation of Hurricane Florence, I have an important message,” Cooper said in front of television cameras last week. The storm-spawned unity among North Carolina political leaders contrasts with the past two years of hostility since Cooper narrowly defeated GOP Gov. “They don’t want to come across as being insensitive to the needs of North Carolina’s people,” McLennan said.

Source: National Post September 29, 2018 16:41 UTC