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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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Travis Fain, WRAL — Gov. Roy Cooper expressed serious concerns with a major new energy policy Thursday, taking the rare step of issuing a formal statement before the bill even …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — State lawmakers released a long-anticipated energy bill Tuesday, saying it would retire coal-fired power plants faster, cut greenhouse gas emissions and shape North Carolina energy policy …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL — The state Senate approved a series of changes to North Carolina election laws on Wednesday, including moving up the deadline for mailed absentee ballots to be …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Democratic state legislators say election law changes proposed by their Republican colleagues would disenfranchise voters and lend credence to former President Donald Trump’s “big lie” about …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — The North Carolina Senate passed much-discussed legislation Monday that would make more information public about why government employees are fired, demoted, suspended or transferred. House Bill 64 …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Legislation pushing elections in dozens of cities across North Carolina from this fall to next year is headed to Gov. Roy Cooper following final Senate passage …
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