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NC House gives unanimous OK to $1.7B COVID relief measure

Gary D. Robertson, AP – The North Carolina House voted unanimously Wednesday to distribute another $1.7 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds, with most going toward virus testing …
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North Carolina health officials urge schools to reopen

Bryan Anderson and Gary D. Robertson, AP – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services called Wednesday on all K-12 public schools to offer in-person instruction …
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NC lawmakers vote for more spectators at high school and college games, graduations

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – High schools and colleges would be allowed to fill up their stands to half capacity during the coronavirus pandemic under a bill approved …
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Power struggle over North Carolina schools reopening continues

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and T. Keung Hui, News & Observer– As the North Carolina state legislature plans another veto override vote to mandate the state’s K-12 public school districts to …
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Caldwell County man charged with setting deputy’s house on fire

4 years ago  •  Crime, High Country

Ryan Kruger, FOX 46 – A Caldwell County man is behind bars charged with setting a Sheriff’s Deputy’s house on fire. Surveillance video from the Deputy’s home shows a man, …
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‘Abortion is urgent healthcare’: NC lawmakers propose a bill to lift abortion restrictions

Kristen Johnson, The Fayetteville Observer – Democratic leaders in the N.C. House introduced the Remove Barriers and Gain Access to Abortion Act, or the RBG Act, on Monday that would …
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NC Senate to reconsider effort to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of school reopening bill

4 years ago  •  Education, NC General Assembly

WNCN — After falling just one vote short in their efforts Monday night to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a North Carolina back-to-classroom bill, Republicans in the Senate say …
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Big plan to guide Charlotte development faces delay, concerns in City Council

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region

Danielle Chemtob, Charlotte Observer – An effort to approve a citywide plan shaping Charlotte’s growth that has been years in the making faced an unexpected setback this week. A majority …
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NC House advances bill that distributes more COVID funds

AP – North Carolina House Republicans advanced legislation on Tuesday that would distribute more money from the federal government’s most recent coronavirus relief package to state agencies and programs. The measure, which …
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Key NC senator explains absence for close override vote

Gary Robertson, AP – A North Carolina state senator said on Tuesday he wasn’t on the Senate floor for a close veto override vote on legislation mandating the reopening of …
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