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Legal notices bill puts focus on importance of revenue streams

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Local

Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal – The latest legislative attempt at allowing local government entities to post their legal notices on their website is turning into another round of whose revenue …
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NC bill lets concealed permittees be armed at more churches

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

AP –  Concealed weapon permit holders could carry handguns on North Carolina private school campuses when separate church services are happening onsite in legislation approved on Tuesday by a state …
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State lawmakers introduce legislation to address littering in N.C.

4 years ago  •  ENC, Politics and Government

Ariana Kraft, WNCT – Many people love North Carolina’s natural beauty but they don’t love how others are treating it. If you look along a highway or street in Eastern …
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Who’s in, who’s out and who is still deciding on a 2022 US Senate run in North Carolina?

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

Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer – North Carolina Republican Richard Burr is not running for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, creating an open seat for the 2022 election season …
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N Carolina elections head: Delay ’21 city races, ’22 primary

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Statewide, Local

Bryan Anderson, AP – North Carolina’s top elections administrator on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to move all of this year’s municipal elections to 2022 and bump back next year’s primaries from …
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New bill would require schools allow at least 25% capacity at athletic events

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Statewide

Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT – Republicans in the N.C. State House filed a new bill this week that would require schools to increase the number of spectators allowed at high school …
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Wilmington City Manager announces his retirement

4 years ago  •  Wilmington

WECT – City Manager Sterling Cheatham announced his retirement Friday in a personal note to City of Wilmington staff, effective June 1, 2021. “As I look to begin a new …
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Meant to offer ‘HOPE,’ state rental assistance program has been slow to pay

4 years ago  •  Statewide, COVID-19

Travis Fain, WRAL – A state program to cover unpaid rent and utilities for people affected by the pandemic has paid out just over 30 percent of $167 million earmarked …
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Watchdog: Robinson campaign report details ‘disturbing’ omissions, glaring discrepancies

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Campaigns

Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign report does not explain why $186 worth of medical bills were campaign-related. Or why he bought “campaign clothes and …
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Green, Constitution Parties Ask NC For Time To Regain Recognition Before Voters Get Dropped

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Nick de la Canal, WFAE – The North Carolina Green Party and the Constitution Party of North Carolina are asking state election officials to temporarily hold off on labeling their …
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