NC Senate nixes environment chief, but Cooper rehires her
GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press
June 3, 2021
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Dionne Delli-Gatti, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, speaks to reporters at the Legislative Office Building, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. A state Senate committee recommended Wednesday that Delli-Gatti not be confirmed for the secretary's position. Gov. Roy Cooper picked her for the job.Gary D. Robertson/AP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A sharply divided North Carolina Senate on Thursday formally rejected Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's choice to lead his environmental department, with Republicans who insisted the nominee was ill-prepared for the post winning the vote.