Audit: NC officials didn’t check on how billions in pandemic relief aid was spent
Matthew Burns, WRAL – Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration didn’t have the processes in place to monitor how state and local agencies spent more than $3 billion in federal coronavirus pandemic …
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Senate OKs raising legal age to marry in NC from 14 to 16
Matthew Burns, WRAL – Fourteen- and 15-year-olds would no longer be allowed to marry in North Carolina under a bill the state Senate unanimously adopted on Wednesday. North Carolina has …
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Click for liquor: ABC stores could sell online under House bill
Laura Leslie, WRAL – North Carolina House lawmakers voted this week to allow the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control stores to sell liquor online. House Bill 890, which passed by a …
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NC House divided over how, whether to teach America’s racist past
Travis Fain, WRAL – North Carolina Republicans pushed a measure through the state House on Wednesday that would limit “critical race theory” and other discussions of America’s racist past in …
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Guns for elected officials, policing reforms, rape kit bills beat legislative deadline
WRAL – The North Carolina General Assembly had a busy day of lawmaking Wednesday ahead of a do-or-probably-die legislative deadline for many bills. The Senate passed a slate of criminal …
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GOP lawmakers hope bigger grants, increased eligibility will attract more families to NC school voucher program
Laura Leslie, WRAL – State lawmakers are looking to expand the Opportunity Scholarships voucher program that provides financial help to parents who want to send their children to private or …
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NC town official’s endorsement of public-private deals lacks a key detail: Who he works for
Dan Kane, News & Observer – In an opinion article written for local media, Morrisville Town Councilman Steve Rao advocated for public-private partnerships along the lines of those a Louisiana company is …
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Darryl Howard, wrongfully convicted of Durham double murder, pardoned by Gov. Cooper
Will Doran, News & Observer – Darryl Howard spent nearly 25 years in prison for two murders in Durham that he didn’t commit. Now he will be able to get …
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