Bill introduced in NC House to address growing litter problem along state roads
Jon Evans, WECT – After local leaders raised concerns regarding increasing amounts of litter along roads and highways across southeastern North Carolina, lawmakers from the region have signed on as …
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Why NC has $4 billion to spare despite the pandemic, and where the money might go
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, News & Observer – North Carolina state lawmakers will start the budget process this spring with promising news amid a pandemic: $4.1 billion more revenue than they …
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Dire Straits: Town suspends rec department after budget revelations
Sarah Hodges Stalls, The Enterprise – Robersonville – “As council members you have got to take hold of your town.” This was the plea made by State Auditor Beth Wood …
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NC governor wants current COVID rules in place before schools require in-person classes
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Adam Wagner, News & Observer – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday he wants to have more discussions with legislative leaders before deciding how to …
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N.C. driver’s education bill would allow third-party groups to provide DMV road tests
Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal – A Republican-sponsored state Senate bill cleared Wednesday its first committee step toward allowing the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to hire third-party contractors for providing …
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School reopening bill requiring in-person option passes legislature, goes to governor
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, News & Observer – The North Carolina state legislature sent the governor a bill that would require the state’s K-12 public school districts to offer in-person learning …
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Cooper picks Delli-Gatti as next NC environmental secretary
AP – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has again picked a veteran leader from the Environmental Defense Fund to become his environment secretary. Cooper announced on Tuesday that Dionne Delli-Gatti will replace …
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Charlotte City Council elections may be delayed until 2022
Joe Bruno, WSOC – The city of Charlotte appears poised to delay elections until 2022 due to a late release of data from the US Census Bureau. Last week, the …
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Wake changes school schedules to give teachers more planning time. Here’s what’s new.
T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – The Wake County school system is changing schedules this semester to give more planning time to teachers and to try to better balance …
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Mecklenburg declares uptown tent encampment ‘nuisance,’ orders residents to leave
Lauren Lindstrom, Charlotte Observer – Mecklenburg County has ordered anyone who lives in the sprawling tent encampment in uptown to vacate in three days, citing a need to clear a …
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