FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., delivers remarks during a campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., March 26, 2024. The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday, April 24, with a little extra money to spend and limited pressing issues to address before key elections this fall and longtime state government leaders depart. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, file)
FILE - North Carolina Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton talks with guests prior to a luncheon in honor of Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the North Carolina Executive Mansion, April 12, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday, April 24, with a little extra money to spend and limited pressing issues to address before key elections this fall and longtime state government leaders depart. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP, Pool, file)
FILE - House Minority Leader Robert Reives, D-Chatham, speaks as redistricting bills are debated at the Legislative Building, Oct. 24, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday, April 24, 2024 with a little extra money to spend and limited pressing issues to address before key elections this fall and longtime state government leaders depart. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, file)
FILE - North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore walks on the floor, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina General Assembly begins its annual work session Wednesday, April 24, 2024 with a little extra money to spend and limited pressing issues to address before key elections this fall and longtime state government leaders depart. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)