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Parents rally in downtown Raleigh with one message: reopen the state’s public schools

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Education

Aaron Thomas, WRAL – Hundreds of parents spent the day rallying in front of the Governor’s Mansion with one message in mind: reopen the state’s public schools. The protestors spent …
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Top health official out in New Hanover; Human Services board member also gone, cites commissioner vaccines

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Wilmington

Preston Lennon, Port City Daily – Former New Hanover County Health Director Philip Tarte signs a beam at the now-finished Department of Health and Human Services headquarters. The reasons for …
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Democrats, including N.C. Sen. Gladys Robinson of Greensboro, push back on lieutenant governor’s comments that systemic racism doesn’t exist

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Jennifer Fernandez. News & Record – A state senator from Greensboro has joined other Democrats in pushing back after the lieutenant governor said there is no systemic racism in the …
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Mecklenburg County judge announces N.C. Court of Appeals campaign

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Campaigns

North State Journal Staff – On Thursday, Michael Stading, a District Court Judge in Mecklenburg County, announced his candidacy for the N.C. Court of Appeals. Stading, a Republican, was elected …
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Former Wake County deputy arrested after hours-long standoff, sheriff’s office says

4 years ago  •  Crime, Triangle

CBS 17 WNCN – A former Wake County deputy was arrested after a four-hour standoff at a Wake Forest home on Wednesday night, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to …
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Rep. Dan Bishop. Sen. Thom Tillis want to bring an end to ‘sanctuary cities’

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Congress

WBTV – Rep. Dan Bishop and Sen. Thom Tillis want to bring an end to so-called “sanctuary cities” in America. On Wednesday, Sen. Tillis (R-NC), Sen. Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. …
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CMS to allow many HS sports, other extracurricular activities to resume

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Education

WSOCTV — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will soon allow in-season high school sports and other extracurricular activities to resume. CMS announced on Wednesday that it is revising participation plans for in-season high …
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Cooper extends curfew as GOP questions COVID-19 vaccine plan

4 years ago  •  Governor, COVID-19

Bryan Anderson, AP — Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday extended a trio of executive orders allowing for curbside alcohol sales, a halt to evictions and a requirement for people to …
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Constitution, Green parties no longer recognized by NC

4 years ago  •  Campaigns

AP — Two small political parties in North Carolina are no longer officially recognized because they failed to meet candidate support thresholds in November, the State Board of Elections announced …
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NC’s Richard Burr and Thom Tillis oppose Senate trial for Trump

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, U.S. Senate

Brian Murphy, News & Observer – The second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in earnest on Feb. 8.  But North Carolina’s two Republican U.S. senators said …
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