NC lawmakers fire back in absentee ballot battle with new election bill
Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – North Carolina lawmakers want to stop the state’s elections boards from collecting absentee ballots after Election Day. On Thursday, Republican Sens. Warren Daniel, Ralph …
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NC has a $5.6 billion, long-term plan to improve K-12 schools. But will it be funded?
T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – North Carolina education leaders have a $5.6 billion plan that they say will help the state meet its unfulfilled Constitutional obligation to provide …
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She lost by 401 votes in 2020. Now former NC chief justice is planning a US Senate run
Brian Murphy, News & Observer – The race for North Carolina’s open 2022 U.S. Senate seat is about to get more crowded. Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley …
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NC legislators to reintroduce Hate Crimes Prevention Act in wake of Atlanta shootings
Lucille Sherman and Will Doran, News & Observer – Following the killing of eight people, most of them Asian women, in Atlanta this week, and a spike in anti-Asian violence …
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Senators elect 7 members to UNC Board of Governors
AP – The North Carolina Senate elected seven people Wednesday to the governing panel for the 17-campus University of North Carolina system. Senators reelected to the UNC Board of Governors …
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Charter schools seek NC help to offer daily in-person classes to all students
T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Proposed legislation filed Wednesday would allow North Carolina charter schools to offer full-time, daily in-person instruction to middle school and high school students.
Bill seeking to limit NC governor emergency powers advances
AP – House Republicans advanced a measure on Tuesday that requires North Carolina’s governor to obtain formal support from other elected leaders to enforce long-term statewide emergency orders.
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Senators ready to elect next batch of UNC Board members
AP – The North Carolina Senate is ready to elect several people to the governing panel for the 17-campus University of North Carolina system. Senators prepared for their biennial election …
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NC lawmakers push for rioters to face felony charges. So what is considered a riot?
Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – Participating in a riot in any form in North Carolina could soon leave you susceptible to felony charges. On Monday, Sen. Danny Britt, a …
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NC could track police misconduct, shootings — but data would be secret
Colin Campbell, News & Observer – Senate legislation would require law-enforcement agencies to report disciplinary actions and some incidents of officers using force to a new database, but the proposal …
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