![Ethan Hyman FILE - Gov. Roy Cooper talks during a press conference in Raleigh, N.C., April 24, 2024. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, June 21, 2024, vetoed North Carolina's masking bill that previously removed a pandemic-era exemption that allowed people to mask in public for health reasons. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6140bbb1e784425191e6a5ab51106aaf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Gov. Roy Cooper talks during a press conference in Raleigh, N.C., April 24, 2024. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, June 21, 2024, vetoed North Carolina's masking bill that previously removed a pandemic-era exemption that allowed people to mask in public for health reasons. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks, May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C.Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, June 21, 2024, vetoed North Carolina's masking bill that previously removed a pandemic-era exemption that allowed people to mask in public for health reasons. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/189ba595d37448958d4f4e308dd34f3a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks, May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C.Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, June 21, 2024, vetoed North Carolina's masking bill that previously removed a pandemic-era exemption that allowed people to mask in public for health reasons. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)