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Insurance companies are blindsiding working people with surprise bills and denied claims and forcing them to pay more for plans that cover less. Meanwhile, attacks on health care coming out of Washington are spiking premium costs and threatening to take health care away from working families. As Governor, Roy Cooper was able to bring Democrats and Republicans together to make real progress on health care, expanding Medicaid and helping hundreds of thousands of working North Carolinians get access to health insurance. He will take that same common sense bipartisanship to Washington to make health care cost less the way he’s done his entire career. Read Roy Cooper’s plan to make health care more affordable.","source_url":"https://WWW.ROYCOOPER.COM/priorities","source_date":"2026-09-06"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"it illegal for companies to raise the price of groceries based on a specific customer. Make it illegal for food producers to reduce competition to increase prices using digital tools to collude: Stop ","detail":"it illegal for companies to raise the price of groceries based on a specific customer. Make it illegal for food producers to reduce competition to increase prices using digital tools to collude: Stop companies from using algorithms to coordinate prices and supply information to drive up the cost. Making Health Care Affordable: Health care costs are spiraling out of control for North Carolina families. Insurance companies are blindsiding working people with surprise bills and denied claims and forcing them to pay more for plans that cover less. Meanwhile, attacks on health care coming","source_url":"https://WWW.ROYCOOPER.COM/priorities","source_date":"2026-08-30"},{"topic":"Climate","stance":"cold to keep families safe during periods of extreme weather. Modernize our energy grid to lower energy costs for consumers. Too much of our grid is old and inefficient. By modernizing parts of it we ","detail":"cold to keep families safe during periods of extreme weather. Modernize our energy grid to lower energy costs for consumers. Too much of our grid is old and inefficient. By modernizing parts of it we can increase reliability, create good-paying jobs and lower costs for families. Making Child Care Affordable: Lower the cost of child care for parents who work and parents who stay at home. Expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit to support working families and put money back in people’s pockets. Grow and support the child care workforce. Increase the quality and supply of childcare by","source_url":"https://WWW.ROYCOOPER.COM/priorities","source_date":"2026-08-30"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Lowering Energy + Utility Costs:","detail":"North Carolina families are being squeezed by energy costs that climb higher and higher each year. Electricity bills in North Carolina have risen 22 percent since 2020 with further increases on the horizon. Roy Cooper will work to deliver common-sense solutions that cut costs and protect families from being ripped off. Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers. Reduce utility costs for consumers by working to encourage large tech companies to build their own energy sources. Ban utility companies from disconnecting power during dangerous heat and cold to keep families safe during periods of extreme weather. Modernize our energy grid to lower energy costs for consumers. Too much of our grid is old and inefficient. By modernizing parts of it we can increase reliability, create good-paying jobs and lower costs for families.","source_url":"https://WWW.ROYCOOPER.COM/priorities","source_date":"2026-05-12"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"Lowering Housing Costs","detail":"Stop the bad actors driving up the price of housing for families across the state and make housing cost less. Support Building More Homes. Provide incentives for multi-family and modular construction to build more housing quickly and lower costs for families. Stop Big Corporations, Investment Funds and Foreign Companies from Buying Single-Family Homes. Restrict big corporate buyers from owning large portfolios of single-family homes that drive up prices for families trying to buy a home. Ban Algorithm-Driven Rent Setting. Companies like RealPage and Yardi collect real-time pricing data from landlords and use algorithms to recommend rent increases, with reports showing the practice increases rents between 5% and 12%. Stop companies from using revenue-maximization software that allows landlords to raise the rent on tenants in coordination. End Tariffs Driving Up Prices for Building Materials. End the chaotic trade wars that have driven up the costs of construction materials like lumber, aluminum and steel, adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building a home. Eliminate Unnecessary Rules That Drive Up Housing Costs. Spur housing construction by streamlining rules, speeding reviews and converting commercial buildings to housing.","source_url":"https://WWW.ROYCOOPER.COM/priorities","source_date":"2026-05-12"},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"Making Health Care Affordable:","detail":"Health care costs are spiraling out of control for North Carolina families. Insurance companies are blindsiding working people with surprise bills and denied claims and forcing them to pay more for plans that cover less. Meanwhile, attacks on health care coming out of Washington are spiking premium costs and threatening to take health care away from working families. As Governor, Roy Cooper was able to bring Democrats and Republicans together to make real progress on health care, expanding Medicaid and helping hundreds of thousands of working North Carolinians get access to health insurance. He will take that same common sense bipartisanship to Washington to make health care cost less the way he’s done his entire career. Let doctors decide about health care, not insurance bureaucrats. End insurance company runarounds by allowing doctors to make coverage decisions, and reform insurance company reviews that result in denial of coverage for what a doctor says you need. Reverse cuts that leave people without health insurance or unable to afford the coverage they have. North Carolina saw the largest drop of any state in Affordable Care Act enrollment. Reinstate the ACA tax credits and reverse Medicaid cuts. This will help lower costs for everyone’s premiums, including people who get their health insurance through an employer. Require Medicare to broaden negotiations with drug makers to make more prescription medicines affordable. Put patient care first at hospitals. Strengthen oversight of harmful hospital mergers and takeovers that put profits over patients. Crack down on pharmacy benefit managers and their middlemen who put small town pharmacists out of business and pocket savings instead of passing them along to patients. Curb surprise billing. Cap out-of-network charges for non-emergency care so that staying out-of-network isn’t a business strategy for health care companies, and designate emergency ground ambulance services as an essential health benefit—98% of emerg","source_url":"https://WWW.ROYCOOPER.COM/priorities","source_date":"2026-05-10"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"Lowering Energy + Utility Costs:","detail":"North Carolina families are being squeezed by energy costs that climb higher and higher each year. Electricity bills in North Carolina have risen 22 percent since 2020 with further increases on the horizon. Roy Cooper will work to deliver common-sense solutions that cut costs and protect families from being ripped off. Make sure data centers pay the full cost of all the power they use and prevent costs from being passed on to consumers. Reduce utility costs for consumers by working to encourage large tech companies to build their own energy sources. Ban utility companies from disconnecting power during dangerous heat and cold to keep families safe during periods of extreme weather. Modernize our energy grid to lower energy costs for consumers. Too much of our grid is old and inefficient. By modernizing parts of it we can increase reliability, create good-paying jobs and lower costs for families.","source_url":"https://WWW.ROYCOOPER.COM/priorities","source_date":"2026-05-10"},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"ICYMI: Roy Cooper Brings “Make Stuff Cost Less” Tour to Vance County","detail":"Henderson Dispatch: “The cost of living across the board is on the rise, [Cooper] said — gas, food, childcare and utilities. […] [Whatley] said in a podcast interview… that ‘there is no inflation’ and that it has ‘fallen off a cliff.’” RALEIGH — Last week, Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour, holding an event in Henderson to highlight how he will continue his work in the U.S. Senate to bring down skyrocketing costs and make life more affordable for working North Carolinians. WRAL: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Vance County   Roy Cooper: “But now, people are struggling and looking up at the middle class and thinking, am I ever going to get there?” Shaun Gallagher: “Cooper has laid out several plans to lower costs, including stopping certain tariffs, lowering energy and utility costs, and on his website, Cooper makes more promises to quote – make stuff cost less. Stuff like groceries, childcare, healthcare, and housing.” Shaun Gallagher [to Michael Whatley as he walks away]: “‘What do you plan to do to make North Carolina more affordable?’ [Whatley] wouldn’t take questions on that.” Spectrum News: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Vance County  Renee Romo: “It’s something Cooper has been doing across the state, hearing from residents in their hometowns about the issues they’re facing and talking about what he plans to do if he were sent to Washington.” Renee Romo: “During Cooper’s event, he also stressed the importance of putting the people of North Carolina over party to get things done, saying that’s how he did a lot of his work as Attorney General and Governor.” Henderson Dispatch: Roy Cooper visits Vance Tyler Davis The cost of living across the board is on the rise, [Cooper] said — gas, food, childcare and utilities. Tariffs are putting the squeeze on farmers, he said. “My opponent, Michael Whatley, has talked about prices are down,” Cooper told the crowd. “Ask Sue [Nichol","source_url":"https://roycooper.com/icymi-roy-cooper-brings-make-stuff-cost-less-tour-to-vance-county/","source_date":null},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"NEW TV AD: Roy Cooper Releases New TV Ad Highlighting His Work to Keep North Carolina Families Safe","detail":"Watch Roy Cooper’s New TV Ad “What’s True” RALEIGH – Today, Cooper for North Carolina released a new TV ad, “What’s True.” The ad highlights Roy Cooper’s work to protect North Carolina families by locking up violent criminals and sex predators, working across the aisle to strengthen bail laws and crack down on fentanyl. “Roy Cooper is running for Senate to keep North Carolina families safe and has always fought to protect our communities,” said Cooper for North Carolina campaign manager Jeff Allen. “Roy worked across the aisle to keep violent criminals behind bars, toughen our bail laws and crack down on fentanyl and drug traffickers. Michael Whatley spent his career appointing a convicted child sex predator who served six years in prison and spent over a decade as a registered sex offender to powerful positions within the North Carolina Republican Party.” The ad will run on broadcast television, streaming and digital platforms statewide as part of a seven-figure buy.  Read a transcript of “What’s True” below. Narrator: Independent fact checkers call the attacks against Roy Cooper “False.” Here’s what’s true: As our Attorney General, Roy Cooper locked up violent criminals, sex predators and drug traffickers. As Governor, he bucked his party to oppose defunding the police, worked with Republicans to strengthen bail laws and partnered with President Trump to crack down on fentanyl.  Roy Cooper has always put North Carolina families before politics. And he always will. Roy Cooper: I’m Roy Cooper and I approve this message. As North Carolina’s attorney general – the state’s top law enforcement official – Roy prosecuted dangerous criminals and gangs, put them behind bars and kept them there. As Governor, he signed legislation that strengthened bail and pretrial release laws and partnered with President Trump to crack down on drug dealers trafficking fentanyl . 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Michael Whatley led the charge with Washington Republicans to double the cost of health insurance premiums while he personally profited .” The ad will run on broadcast television, streaming and digital platforms statewide as part of a seven-figure buy.  Read a transcript of “Take Them On” below. Roy Cooper: When you end up here, the last thing you should have to worry about is fighting with your insurance company.  I’m Roy Cooper, and I have a plan to stop insurance companies from ripping you off. And denying care a doctor says you need.  It gives tax credits to working people. Bans insurance companies from sending you big bills you don’t expect. And makes sure you actually get what you pay for. I approve this message because the insurance companies have gotten away with far too much for far too long. Enough. Roy has been laser-focused on lowering health care costs for North Carolinians. In 2023, he assembled a bipartisan coalition to expand Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of working North Carolinians, lowering costs for everyone. More than 730,000 people are now covered because of Medicaid expansion. Medicaid expansion also provided a lifeline for rural communities , bringing an influx of critical federal funding to help keep rural hospitals and emergency rooms open. Michael Whatley backed gutting Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians, led the charge","source_url":"https://roycooper.com/new-tv-ad-roy-cooper-releases-new-tv-ad-highlighting-his-plan-to-take-on-health-insurance-companies/","source_date":null},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"ICYMI: Roy Cooper Brings “Make Stuff Cost Less” Tour to Asheville","detail":"WLOS: “It was a packed room as Cooper spoke with supporters about his plans to lower health care costs for North Carolinians.” RALEIGH — Last Friday, Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour, holding an event in Asheville to highlight how he will continue his work in the U.S. Senate to bring down skyrocketing costs and make life more affordable for working North Carolinians. WLOS: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Asheville Namurah Blakely: “The cost of health care for our employees is up, for our own family. Meanwhile, we’re competing against national corporations with deep pockets, greater buying power and the ability to underbid local businesses, and we’ve spent decades investing in this community.” Reporter: “Roy Cooper’s stop… here in Asheville was all about how he says he plans to make life more affordable for North Carolinians in the U.S. Senate.” Reporter: “It was a packed room as Cooper spoke with supporters about his plans to lower health care costs for North Carolinians.” 828 News Now: Roy Cooper makes economy-focused stop in Asheville on U.S. Senate campaign trail Pruett Norris More than 150 members of the Asheville community gathered today to watch former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper deliver an economy-focused speech… [Namurah] Blakely and [Christine] Weinerth each spoke to the difficulties they had experienced with rising costs in Buncombe County and the relief they believe Cooper could bring them. “We need leaders to understand when local businesses succeed, our community succeed,” [Namurah] Blakely said in her remarks. “Roy Cooper understands that. As governor, he worked to expand [access] to affordable healthcare and strengthen our economy, all across North Carolina.” [Christine Weinerth:] “Our grocery bill has gone up about $300 a month, our gas, $200 a month, and our utility bill, our Duke Energy bill, has doubled […] Roy understands that stuff costs too much, and he’s running for Senate to make life mo","source_url":"https://roycooper.com/icymi-roy-cooper-brings-make-stuff-cost-less-tour-to-asheville/","source_date":null},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"Roy Cooper Issues Statement on the Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women s Health Organization Decision","detail":"RALEIGH – Today, Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the 4th anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision: “Four years ago, the Dobbs decision threatened women’s reproductive freedom across the country,” said Roy Cooper . “As Governor, I vetoed an extreme abortion ban and fought to protect and expand reproductive rights of women in our state. Michael Whatley said he was the ‘ most pro-life chair in the history of the Republican Party ’ and pushed a platform that would have banned abortion with no exceptions. He also supports a national abortion ban and said he was ‘ proud ’ when the Dobbs decision took away reproductive care from millions of women – it’s plain wrong and our state deserves better. As Senator, I’ll continue working to beat back extreme policies and protect reproductive freedom.” DC insider Michael Whatley is an anti-abortion extremist who backs a national abortion ban .  Meanwhile, Roy vetoed an abortion ban in North Carolina and has fought throughout his career to protect women’s access to reproductive health care. ###","source_url":"https://roycooper.com/roy-cooper-issues-statement-on-the-anniversary-of-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-decision/","source_date":null},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"NEW TV AD: Roy Cooper Releases New TV Ad Highlighting His Work to Keep North Carolinians Safe","detail":"Watch Roy Cooper’s New TV Ad “Safe” RALEIGH – Today, Cooper for North Carolina released a new TV ad, “Safe.” The ad showcases Roy’s work keeping families safe by putting violent criminals behind bars, going after drug dealers and strengthening bail laws. “As Attorney General and Governor, Roy prosecuted violent criminals, strengthened North Carolina’s bail laws and fought to keep families safe,” said Cooper for North Carolina campaign manager Jeff Allen . “Michael Whatley spent his career appointing a known convicted child sex predator who served time in prison to powerful positions within the North Carolina Republican Party.” The ad will run on broadcast television, streaming and digital platforms statewide as part of a seven-figure buy.  Read a transcript of “Safe” below. Roy Cooper: Keep your family safe and lock up criminals – that’s what most North Carolinians want. And it’s not too much to ask. As your Attorney General, I put drug dealers, rapists and murderers in prison and kept them there. As your Governor, I toughened bail laws, went after drug dealers pushing fentanyl and said, “no way do we defund the police.”  I’m Roy Cooper, and I approve this message because you deserve to feel safe. And there’s nothing political about that.  As North Carolina’s attorney general – the state’s top law enforcement official – Roy prosecuted dangerous criminals and gangs, put them behind bars and kept them there. As Governor, he signed legislation that strengthened bail and pretrial release laws and went after drug dealers trafficking fentanyl . Roy also gave raises to law enforcement, increased the penalties for violence against them and opposed defunding the police . Michael Whatley repeatedly appointed convicted child sex predator Harvey West to leadership positions within the North Carolina Republican Party – despite knowing that West served six years in prison for sexually abusing three children. When asked why he elevated West, Whatley has ","source_url":"https://roycooper.com/new-tv-ad-roy-cooper-releases-new-tv-ad-highlighting-his-work-to-keep-north-carolinians-safe/","source_date":null},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"North Brunswick News: “Cooper Touts Record, Affordability Message During Leland Stop”","detail":"North Brunswick News: “I truly believe that our best days are ahead of us. I believe in the people of North Carolina. I believe in the American people.” RALEIGH – Last week, Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour, holding an event in Leland to discuss how he will continue his work in the U.S. Senate to make life more affordable for North Carolina families. North Brunswick News: Cooper touts record, affordability message during Leland stop George Willoughby [Roy Cooper:] “I had to learn early on about how to find consensus and how to get things done.” [Roy Cooper:] “I loved serving as attorney general, working with law enforcement, standing up for the little guy against the big corporations and against the shady dealers that are out there. And then, in 2016, you elected me governor […] to lead the state that I love with all of my heart.” When asked how he would support eastern North Carolina through unprecedented growth, Cooper said he worked as governor to steer economic development toward rural areas. “We also need to continue to work to make sure that people have health care,” [Cooper] said. “Rural North Carolina has benefited more than anywhere else for Medicaid expansion because a lot of people who are working in rural North Carolina just simply didn’t have health insurance or their employers couldn’t afford to buy it for them. We’ve got to make sure that we continue to push those issues.” ###","source_url":"https://roycooper.com/north-brunswick-news-cooper-touts-record-affordability-message-during-leland-stop/","source_date":null},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"ICYMI: Roy Cooper Is Meeting with Black North Carolinians Across the State","detail":"Roy Cooper: “If there was ever a chance to do something and make a difference, it is now.” RALEIGH – During his campaign for the U.S. Senate, Roy Cooper is engaging with Black North Carolinians across the state through the campaign’s Black Leaders for Roy coalition , by meeting with Black faith and business leaders , engaging with Black media on his Make Stuff Cost Less tour, visiting HBCU campuses and standing up against attacks on voting rights . Roy is also proud to have the support of over ten Black PACs from across the state. Triangle Tribune: Black Leaders for Roy Coalition launched for Cooper’s Senate bid Kylie Marsh More than 125 Black leaders from across the state have launched the Black Leaders for Roy Coalition in support of the former governor’s campaign for U.S. Senate. […] The coalition brings Cooper to listening sessions, organizing events and regular meetings with Black citizens across the state. Cooper’s campaign promises to lower costs on working class people and protect voting rights and access in North Carolina. His “Make Stuff Cost Less” campaign includes regulations on insurance, healthcare, grocery, utility, housing and childcare costs, all which weigh heavily on the state’s working families. The Carolinian Newspaper: Cooper’s “Make Stuff Cost Less” Tour Jheri Hardaway Former Governor Roy Cooper brought his U.S. Senate campaign to Johnston County, speaking to a packed room of supporters about affordability, healthcare, and corporate accountability. His focus is “making stuff cost less.” “We’re got to make sure that we reduce gas prices and diesel prices for people, because transportation costs affect almost everything they buy,” [Roy Cooper said.] In a post-event press conference with reporters, Cooper addressed the immediate economic anxieties of voters in a county that voted heavily for Donald Trump. 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WCCB: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Charlotte Anchor: “Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is taking his Senate campaign straight to the kitchen table.” Anchor: “From rising health care costs to soaring utility bills to grocery prices, Cooper’s message focused on issues facing everyday Americans. He says voters are tired of hearing promises, and they want relief they can actually feel in their wallets.” WSOC: Roy Cooper Holds Make Stuff Cost Less Event in Charlotte Reporter: “Cooper called out his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley, for lobbying for Duke Energy and for not speaking out against rate hikes that go into effect Monday.” Reporter: “Cooper has been crisscrossing the state talking about bringing down costs.” WCNC: ‘Make Stuff Cost Less’ | Former Gov. Roy Cooper pitches Senate campaign in Charlotte   Julie Kay [Cooper] addressed high childcare costs and utility bills as key reasons he entered the race. “I’m running for all of the people who are in the middle class and who are barely hanging on because the folks in Washington, particularly this administration, who promised them that they would put cost of living at the forefront on day one. Not only have they not done that, but they have made it worse for people,” Cooper said. QC News: Make Stuff Cost Less: Cooper pledges to tackle rising costs in Senate campaign stop in Charlotte Ciara Lankford [Roy Cooper]: “My opponent is a longtime Washington DC lobbyist for utility companies including Duke Energy and he’s not even opposing Duke’s latest outrageous rate hike. 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We knew it was going to be clogged defenses in the middle of the ice and scrapping – it has turned into that.” Roy Cooper: “You know, we put four lines out there. They have to be ready with all four of them. So that’s, that’s our secret sauce, I think, hopefully, to get us through this thing.” After The Canes Swept the Ottawa Senators: 99.9 The Fan Roy Cooper: “And I just, I’m so excited now. I was getting a little worried about the layoff, but Nikishin and Ehlers can get well, and hey – we’ll take either one of those Pennsylvania teams, right, ready to go.” During Round 2, with the Canes up 2-0: OVIES & GIGLIO   Roy Cooper: “Most of us agree on 95% of things. I mean, we want to have a good retirement. We want to make sure that our kids get a good education. We want health care, we want clean air and water. I mean, those are things that we all agree on. The issues are how we get there and what’s the best way to get there. 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Claim it at the URL above to improve your AI visibility."},"_memory":{"service":"politics.rootz.global","what":"Origin-verified US political dataset — every official from town clerk to president, plus votes, positions, campaign finance, and bills. Free, no API key. Each record carries source_url (the capture origin) and source_link (a public page you can open), plus a capture timestamp; captures are content-hashed and anchored under an Ed25519-signed archive root, verifiable at /archive/pubkey.","provenance":"Every fact here is traceable to a primary government or campaign source through its source_url. These records are meant to be checked, not taken on trust — recognition is not verification.","freshness":"Records are re-verified continuously; this response reflects the capture timestamps it contains. Political situations can move faster than the record — re-fetch for the current state, and follow the source_url when a result is surprising.","user_resources":"A person can open https://politics.rootz.global/c/create?zip=THEIR_ZIP (or ?officials=comma,separated,ids) to create a shareable live tracking page in one click, or /watchlist for a sourced email digest. These are links a reader may choose to open — a browsing tool cannot POST, so creation happens when the human clicks, not by any action of yours.","related":"epistery.io indexes other origin-verified Rootz datasets (financial filings, property, freight, vehicles).","mcp":"https://politics.rootz.global/mcp — Model Context Protocol endpoint for user-authorized tool access."}}