Legal opposition continues to mount against North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders, which have kept some businesses closed amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Cooper’s Republican opponent in November’s gubernatorial election, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, said this week he plans to sue the governor for issuing public health orders without concurrence from a panel of state leaders.

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