Politics and Government

Matthew Burns, WRAL – The House voted along party lines Wednesday to limit a governor’s power to enact the far-reaching shutdown orders Gov. Roy Cooper has put in place over …
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AP – Pamela Cashwell, a veteran North Carolina state agency administrator and former federal prosecutor, was appointed on Wednesday by Gov. Roy Cooper as the Department of Administration secretary.

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Laura Leslie, WRAL – A draft bill circulating among Senate Republicans would allow lawsuits against social media platforms for “censoring” political or religious speech. Legal experts say it clearly violates …
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WRAL – A bill that could be on the Senate floor by the end of the week would make unauthorized possession of the deadly narcotic fentanyl a felony. Simple possession …
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AP – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday a three-month extension of the statewide eviction moratorium that had been set to expire at the end of March. The updated …
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Gary Robertson,  AP – An organization committed to ending mass incarceration in North Carolina and demanding racial equity in criminal justice called out Attorney General Josh Stein on Tuesday, saying …
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Bryan Anderson, AP – North Carolina Democratic lawmakers unveiled four bills on Tuesday they say are aimed at ensuring LGBTQ residents have greater legal protections. Most of the legislative package …
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Will Doran, News & Observer – For years, North Carolina politicians on both sides of the aisle have used gerrymandering to reduce some voters’ influence and try to rig the …
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AP – A judge in North Carolina has denied a group’s request to block the planned demolition of a monument to Confederate governor Zebulon Vance in the city of Asheville.

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AP – North Carolina’s constitution still includes an unenforceable relic of the Jim Crow era — a voter literacy test. Some state lawmakers are trying, again, to do away with …
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