Politics and Government

Richard Stradling, News & Observer – Tasha Hairston Springs has to turn her cellphone off and keep it out of reach when she’s driving. Otherwise, the temptation to answer it …
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Gary Robertson, AP – Many North Carolina legislators say it’s still the right time to seek making daylight saving time permanent in the state, advancing a House measure Tuesday to …
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Dan Kane, News & Observer – A private equity management company said in a document provided to Fayetteville officials that its proposal to manage city-owned water, sewer and electric utilities could …
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Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is back in the political arena and, so too, are transgender rights issues that defined his final year in office. McCrory, a Republican from …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – North Carolina Republican lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to increase how much taxpayer money families can get to cover their private-school tuition …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, one of the more popular Republican politicians in North Carolina, is “seriously considering” a jump into the state’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, …
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Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s career in politics is not over. McCrory, a Republican who served one term as the state’s chief executive and 14 years as Charlotte’s mayor, …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – School districts across North Carolina are lobbying state lawmakers for the ability to start classes earlier than the late August date now required …
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Travis Fain, WRAL –  There’s new optimism this year for a long-term legislative effort to make it easier for firefighters who develop cancer to get their medical bills covered.

https://www.wral.com/new-optimism-for-bill-to-help-nc-firefighters-cover-cancer-bills/19624795/

Travis Fain, WRAL – Former Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to announce a run this week for U.S. Senate, according to a source familiar with his plans. “I expect him …
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