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Matthew Burns, WRAL.com — Elections for Raleigh’s mayor and City Council members will now be held at the same time as statewide and legislative races, after Gov. Roy Cooper allowed …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Gov. Roy Cooper said to expect “trilateral” budget negotiations after the North Carolina House of Representatives takes its turn at writing the state budget. Cooper said legislative …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL — Calling it “unprecedented government intrusion” in the doctor-patient relationship, Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed legislation that would present a woman from getting an abortion in …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Look for the North Carolina Senate to take up legislation soon targeting “critical race theory,” the chamber’s top leader said this week, as senators wrapped up …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — The North Carolina Senate advanced a state budget Thursday built on a major tax cut and federal stimulus money. The state’s personal income tax rate would fall …
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Travis Fain and Laura Leslie, WRAL — The tax cuts embedded in the state budget proposal Republican Senate leaders released this week would save taxpayers $13.9 billion over the next …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — The state House approved legislation Wednesday that would prevent the Cooper administration from enforcing a statewide mask mandate in schools during the upcoming school year. Rep. David Willis, …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — There are more than 25 things in the Senate’s proposed $25.7 billion state budget. Beyond the plan to cut taxes and set salaries for state employees and …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — The state is tracking roughly $81 billion in federal pandemic stimulus spending – so much that it started a new office last year to keep up …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry weapons in churches that share property with private schools. Current …
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