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Posts By Brittany Keller

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Burr, Tillis vote against Biden’s massive COVID-19 relief package as it passes Senate

News & Observer – North Carolina Republican Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis voted against final passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill — President Joe Biden’s top legislative …
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Update: Lawmaker says highway license plate reader expansion will be dropped from NCDOT bill

4 years ago  •  Statewide

Travis Fain, WRAL – Language that would expand the use of license plate reading cameras along North Carolina highways is part of a broader bill backed this year by the …
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Judge tosses North Carolina lawsuit over remote learning

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Local

AP – A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by parents in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools who want in-person learning for their students over virtual classrooms. The Charlotte Observer reports that parents …
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Asheville council to vote on switch to elected school board; would require state legislation

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, WNC

Joel Burgess, Citizen Times – In a potentially history-making move, City Council will vote on whether the city school board should be picked by election or remain an appointed body as it has …
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McHenry Opens Triad District Office

4 years ago  •  Congress

Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) announced the opening of a new office in Rural Hall to serve Tenth District constituents. New district maps were used for the 2020 North Carolina …
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NC State Highway Patrol commander to retire

4 years ago  •  Statewide

Jessica Patrick, WRAL – Colonel Glenn M. McNeill Jr., commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, announced Friday he will retire on April 1. McNeill was appointed by Gov. …
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NC to release 3,500 state prison inmates early in COVID lawsuit agreement

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Statewide

Virginia Bridges, News & Observer – North Carolina will release 3,500 state prisoners early over the next six months under a settlement in a lawsuit challenging prison conditions during the …
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NC Republicans push bill that increases capacity of outdoor high school sports facilities

4 years ago  •  Statewide

Michael Hyland, WNCN – Though Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is allowing for more sports fans to attend games starting Friday, Republicans in the General Assembly say his latest executive order …
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Joel Odom, youngest person to run for Charlotte mayor, found dead at age 22

4 years ago  •  Local

WBTV – Joel Odom, who was the youngest person to run for Charlotte mayor in 2019, was found dead in his home at the age of 22 on Thursday. A …
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NC’s agriculture commissioner proclaims: ‘We’re gonna have us a State Fair this year’

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

Brooke Cain, News & Observer – With the number of coronavirus cases declining in recent weeks, North Carolina seems on track to welcome back one of its most beloved traditions: …
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