Sen. Thom Tillis says he has had surgery for prostate cancer
AP – U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said Thursday he has undergone surgery for prostate cancer and looks forward to returning to his Senate duties soon. A statement from the office …
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Websites couldn’t publish jail mugshots to ‘extort’ people under a new NC bill
Lucille Sherman, News & Observer – Law enforcement agencies would be banned from providing jail mugshots to some companies under a bill sponsored by both Democrats and Republicans in the North …
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North Carolinians still favor keeping Confederate monuments. Here’s what has changed.
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, News & Observer – For more than a century, everyone who approached North Carolina’s historic Capitol building on Hillsborough Street was met first by a Confederate soldier …
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Off to the races: Lawmakers propose horse racing, betting in NC
Laura Leslie, WRAL – A bipartisan bill filed in the state Senate this week would allow professional thoroughbred horse racing in North Carolina, along with the parimutuel betting that pays …
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Vaccinations get bipartisan push in NC
Matthew Burns, WRAL – Gov. Roy Cooper has joined with Republican and Democratic legislative leaders to launch a public-service ad urging North Carolinians to get vaccinated against coronavirus.
https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/vaccinations-get-bipartisan-push-in-nc/19615396/
NC bill to legalize medical marijuana now has key supporter
Travis Fain, WRAL – A key state senator filed legislation Wednesday to legalize medical marijuana for a range of debilitating conditions. Senate Bill 711 lays out a new regulatory structure for …
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Wake schools to ask for 5.5% increase in funds from county
Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL – Wake County Public School System Superintendent Cathy Q. Moore is recommending a $28.2 million budget increase from Wake County commissioners, what would amount to a 5.5% …
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NC lawmakers want state audits of group that runs high school sports
T. Keung Hui and Langston Wertz, Jr., News & Observer – Some North Carolina lawmakers want greater oversight on the organization that runs sports for the state’s public schools.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article250445956.html
Citing Jan. 6 attack on Capitol, a coastal NC mayor joins the Senate race
Brian Murphy, News & Observer – Rett Newton said he was quite happy being the mayor of a small coastal North Carolina town and completing his work toward a PhD …
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Bill would make Fridays of ACC hoop tournaments a holiday
Tom Foreman, Jr, AP – North Carolina residents could avoid calling in sick to work or staying home from school to watch one day of the men’s and women’s Atlantic …
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