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NC lawmakers reject adding Black history to new Holocaust legislation

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Advocates of teaching North Carolina students about the historical suffering of Black people and Native Americans were told Tuesday to file their own …
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You’ll pay a bit more for liquor in NC thanks to a 10-year ABC warehouse contract

4 years ago  •  Business, Local, Statewide

Colin Campbell, News & Observer – The N.C. ABC Commission has given a 10-year contract extension to the warehouse vendor that was the subject of a scathing 2018 report from …
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‘Don’t take this for granted.’ Wake County bans hair discrimination.

4 years ago  •  Triangle

Anna Johnson, News & Observer – Wake County has joined the growing list of counties and cities that have banned discrimination based on hair style. Wake County Commissioner Shinica Thomas, …
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House Democrats ask AG to investigate deals surrounding planned Catawba casino

4 years ago  •  Business

Travis Fain, WRAL – Thirteen House Democrats asked North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein this week to investigate land deals around the Catawba tribe’s casino that’s under construction in Kings …
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Google to bring new engineering hub to Durham, up to 1,000 jobs as part of US expansion

4 years ago  •  Business

Zachery Eanes, News & Observer – Google is opening a new cloud engineering hub in Durham, the California-based tech giant said Thursday. The company said the office could eventually support …
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Fujifilm biotech firm to build massive plant in central NC

4 years ago  •  Business

AP – A subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday that it will open a massive biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in central North Carolina in 2025, ultimately creating 725 …
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NC income tax filers get another month for returns, too

4 years ago  •  Statewide

AP – North Carolina tax filers will get another month to complete their individual state returns, in keeping with the IRS decision to push its April 15 deadline …
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NC public education ‘remedial plan’ presented to judge

4 years ago  •  Education

AP – A multibillion-dollar plan presented by North Carolina officials and designed to comply with legal rulings that declare the state has failed to meet constitutional obligations in public education …
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Former law enforcement officer, 1999 App State grad running in primary against Virginia Foxx

Moss Brennan, Watauga Democrat – With more than a year until the primary, the 2022 election is already building up steam with candidates declaring their intention to run for …
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Unemployed about to owe taxes on benefits, need to start looking for work

4 years ago  •  Congress, COVID-19

Travis Fain, WRAL  – People unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic may just be realizing, or just remembering, that they owe income taxes on their unemployment checks, the head of …
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