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Cullen Browder, WRAL – State lawmakers hope to capitalize on a $150 billion industry with investments of tax dollars to foster the growth of videogames and esports in North Carolina. “Raleigh is really …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear a case brought by Republican legislators in North Carolina who are seeking to defend the state’s strict …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — The state budget is like a buffet. Technically, you can try everything in one sitting, but you’ll regret it. In that spirit, we offer morsels from …
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Matthew Burns & Joe Fisher, WRAL — Democratic 1st District Congressman Butterfield announced Thursday that he won’t seek re-election and intends to retire at the end of his term in …
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Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer – U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield announced Thursday he will retire from Congress, accusing the North Carolina General Assembly of racially gerrymandering new political maps that leave …
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Paul Specht, PolitiFact — New election lines in North Carolina have inspired some of the state’s most prominent politicians to move up, some to move over and some to just …
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Brain Murphy, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina lawmakers in the House and Senate released their compromise budget Monday, marking the end of months of negotiations among legislative …
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T. Keung Hui, The Raleigh News and Observer – More taxpayer money would go to help North Carolina families pay for private school, and public schools would be shielded from …
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Zachery Eanes, The Raleigh News and Observer – If a bipartisan infrastructure plan in Congress and a state budget get passed in the coming week, North Carolina could be on …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, Lucille Sherman, Danielle Battaglia, and Brian Murphy, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore will not run for Congress in 2022 — …
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