State of the State: How to watch Gov. Cooper’s speech and Lt. Gov. Robinson’s response

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will give his once-every-two-years State of the State speech on Monday evening before a joint session of the General Assembly.

Cooper, a Democrat, is set to start speaking at 7:01 p.m. in the House chamber of the Legislative Building on Jones Street in downtown Raleigh. His speech will last about 40 minutes.

PBS North Carolina will livestream the speech, and afterward air the recorded Republican response by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. This will be Cooper’s fourth State of the State address.

Here’s how to watch it:

▪ Online at pbsnc.org

▪ On television on your local PBS NC channel

▪ This embedded video:

This story was originally published March 6, 2023 at 11:24 AM.

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan

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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan is the Capitol Bureau Chief for The News & Observer, leading coverage of the legislative and executive branches in North Carolina with a focus on the governor, General Assembly leadership and state budget. She has received the McClatchy President’s Award, N.C. Open Government Coalition Sunshine Award and several North Carolina Press Association awards, including for politics and investigative reporting.