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‘Inclusive’ or ‘divisive’? NC’s proposed social studies standards spur new debate

4 years ago  •  Education, Statewide

T. Keung Hui, Charlotte Observer – North Carolina’s efforts to make its social studies standards more inclusive are drawing complaints from some critics that the guidelines are promoting a political …
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To stop violence, Greensboro officials consider targeting businesses where there’s been violence

4 years ago  •  Crime, Triad

Richard Barron, Greensboro News & Record – In an effort to stem a tide of violence washing over the city, elected officials are discussing a new ordinance that would target …
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Bill helps rebrand the Southeast Regional Airport Authority

4 years ago  •  Infrastructure, Piedmont

W. Curt Vincent, Laurinburg Exchange – A revised bill in the North Carolina Senate has rebranded the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport’s governing body and given Scotland County more representation on that board. …
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What’s Old Is New: Redistricting Will Again Be North Carolina’s Big Issue In 2021

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Matt Bush, Blue Ridge Public Radio – The North Carolina General Assembly reconvenes next week. After all the campaign rhetoric and money of 2020, the partisan makeup of Raleigh will …
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North Carolina’s New Faces in Congress Take the Oath, Settle In on Capitol Hill

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Kevin Frey, Spectrum News – With the start of the 117th Congress, North Carolina has three fresh faces on Capitol Hill. On Sunday on the U.S. House floor, Democrats Deborah …
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North Carolina: Nine new laws taking effect on Jan. 1

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

WXII12 – There are more than a dozen new laws and state plans that go into effect on Jan. 1 in North Carolina.

UDC appeals Winston-Salem Confederate statue ruling to state supreme court

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

Wes Young, Winston-Salem Journal – The state division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy announced Thursday that it is appealing to the state Supreme Court the recent decision of …
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Wake senator, just re-elected, resigning from General Assembly

4 years ago  •  NC General Assembly

Travis Fain, WRAL – Sen. Sam Searcy, D-Wake, will resign from the North Carolina Senate and endorse another Democrat to fill the two-year term he won in November, he confirmed …
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