Politics and Government

AP – North Carolina state agencies, local governments and school boards would be required to release reasons why employees got fired or demoted in legislation filed on Thursday in the …
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Michelle Liu, AP – The federal government has approved a revenue-sharing agreement between the Catawba Indian Nation and the state of North Carolina that clears the way for a casino …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – Legislation moving at the statehouse would allow private water companies to set rates three years in advance instead of having to come back repeatedly before regulators …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL – North Carolina is the only state in the U.S. where a child as young as 6 years old can face criminal charges, but lawmakers are working …
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Gary Robertson, AP  – North Carolina Senate Democrats will soon offer bills to expand access to voting — a contrast to a new proposal by Republican colleagues on absentee voting …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – The state’s largest health insurance provider would have to release restrictions on a trove of data for its biggest client, the State Health Plan for government employees, …
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Tyler Dukes, News & Observer and Travis Fain, WRAL – Federal prosecutors have announced an end to a sweeping, four-year-long investigation into voter fraud in North Carolina, peeling back a veil …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – North Carolina educators may no longer have to foot the cost of paying for a substitute teacher to cover their classes when they’re taking …
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Lucille Sherman, News & Observer –  North Carolina Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that would require every public school in the state employ a nurse in an effort to provide improve …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL –  Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday proposed a $27.3 billion spending plan for North Carolina’s coming budget year, including hefty raises for teachers, smaller raises for state employees …
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