FILE- In this Dec. 15, 2016 file photo. North Carolina's Governor Roy Cooper holds a press conference in Raleigh, N.C. As North Carolina's political split widens, state business is increasingly being refereed with a judge's gavel. Drawn-out legal fights that seem to have become a routine part of lawmaking are expensive for the litigants and often leave public policy in a protracted state of limbo. (Chris Seward/The News & Observer via AP, File)
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