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Gov. Cooper has appointed Dionne Delli-Gatti as state Clean Energy Director, after the Senate rejected her as environmental secretary.
Republicans in the state Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper s nomination of Dionne Delli-Gatti as environmental secretary. The governor immediately appointed her to another environmental job, as Clean Energy Director. And he named Chief Deputy Secretary John Nicholson as interim secretary.
The 26-20 vote along party lines wasn t a surprise, coming 24 hours after a Republican-controlled Senate committee voted against recommending Delli-Gatti.
North Carolina General Assembly
Sen. Paul Newton
Sen. Paul Newton of Cabarrus County led Republican opposition, largely because of a disagreement with Cooper over energy policy. Specifically, Newton said Delli-Gattishould be disqualified because during her confirmation testimony in April she was unable to answer questions about the governor s natural gas strategy ....

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