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Cooper, Forest lawyers argue over governor's COVID-19 powers

| August 4, 2020 2:03 AM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest are heading to court over whether some of Cooper's COVID-19 executive orders should be blocked because other elected officials didn't consent to them.

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