Josh Stein is the governor of North Carolina, pledging his oath on Wednesday morning alongside his wife Anna. Stein, 58, succeeds 67-year-old Roy Cooper and continues the pattern of all but three men holding the position being Democrats since 1900.

The New Year means newly-elected state leaders have officially taken office. During his swearing-in ceremony in Raleigh on Wednesday morning, Governor Josh Stein said that he would reject politics of division and that North Carolina will go further when the state works together.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years. During a small ceremony inside the old Senate chamber of ...

In his final day in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday changed the justice resolved through legal prosecutions by taking 15 people off death row. A release says “thorough review of detailed petitions for clemency” included input from families of victims,

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

The new year started with a changing of the guard in North Carolina’s executive branch. Governor-elect Josh Stein was formally sworn in as North Carolina’s 76th Governor at the North Carolina State Capitol.

A holiday which is symbolic of new beginnings already became a special occasion for Josh Stein, the newly elected governor of North Carolina. Stein was sworn in as the 76th governor of the state at 11 a.

Josh Stein's first speech as NC governor