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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Some state lawmakers want to inspect the workings of voting machines in North Carolina, arguing that elections officials are trying to hide something from them. The group …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Gov. Roy Cooper spoke twice to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones during the saga that culminated earlier this month with her decision not to join the …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he has vetoed a bill that would have ended $300 weekly federal pandemic payments to the state’s unemployed workers.

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Travis Fain, WRAL — The General Assembly is changing its email retention policies and planning to delete most correspondence after three years, raising questions about public access and access to …
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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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