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Gov. Roy Cooper will outline his policy goals to lawmakers and a statewide audience Monday night in his State of the State speech.

Wisconsin and North Carolina have become the latest states to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, a move that comes after nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular social media app owned by a Chinese company.

House Republicans stirred up partisan controversy by adopting a rule that could make it easier to override vetoes by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

That fills a vacancy next month when Judge Richard Dietz moves to the state Supreme Court. On Thursday, Cooper announced his pick of Allison Riggs, the co-leader of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice in Durham.

Cooper told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that he鈥檒l need to rely partly on self-control by GOP leaders to prevent enactment of legislation he doesn't like. Cooper said he would keep fighting against additional abortion restrictions and for expanding Medicaid.

Cooper announced the creation of the panel in early November, saying the Republican majority in the General Assembly has too much power over the UNC system's 17 institutions.

North Carolina Republicans came within one seat of gaining a supermajority in the North Carolina General Assembly. On Tuesday night, the state GOP did gain a supermajority in the North Carolina Senate.

Cooper made the announcement Tuesday morning from the Governor鈥檚 Mansion in Raleigh, flanked by two former UNC System presidents who will co-chair the Commission on the Future of Public Universities in North Carolina.

Shorelines protect coastal communities from storm surge and flooding, but some in North Carolina are in need of repair.