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Matthew Burns, WRAL — North Carolina’s attorney general would no longer be able to settle lawsuits against the state without the approval of legislative leaders, under a bill heading to …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — House Speaker Tim Moore said Wednesday that he hopes to get a House/Senate consensus state budget to Gov. Roy Cooper next week so that the next stage of …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — House Speaker Tim Moore said Wednesday that he hopes to get a House/Senate consensus state budget to Gov. Roy Cooper next week so that the next stage of …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL — Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, one of the longest-serving members of the General Assembly, said Wednesday that she won’t run for re-election next year. Insko is …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Stress is high in North Carolina prisons, with a functional vacancy rate above 30 percent in facilities across the state. It’s a chronic problem made worse by …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Senate Republicans took another swing at Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, passing the latest bill that would rein in his authority during a lengthy emergency such …
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Laura Leslie & Matthew Burns, WRAL — Senate Republicans took another swing at Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, passing the latest bill that would rein in his authority during a …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — State government will likely go into the fall without a new state budget providing employee raises and laying out major projects the state will undertake over …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to limit how race and racism can be discussed in North Carolina classrooms, sending a controversial bill to the governor on a …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — State senators on Wednesday approved harsher penalties for people who take part in riots. House Bill 805 is similar to other anti-riot laws passed around the country …
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