How a top lobbyist’s text shut down an NC House leader’s fundraiser
Dan Kane, Lucille Sherman, and Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – A campaign fundraiser planned next month for one of North Carolina’s most powerful state lawmakers is canceled, after a text …
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Bill would let more NC families get taxpayer funding to attend private schools
T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Some North Carolina Republican lawmakers want to expand who can get vouchers to attend private schools and how much taxpayer funding they can …
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On HB2 anniversary, new NC bill joins a national push to restrict transgender athletes
Will Doran, News & Observer – On the fifth anniversary of state lawmakers passing HB2, Republican legislators gathered again at the North Carolina General Assembly to push a new bill …
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Cooper to unveil proposed NC budget for next 2 years
AP – Gov. Roy Cooper will disclose spending and priorities when he unveils his North Carolina government budget proposal for the next two years. The Democratic governor scheduled a Wednesday …
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Planning a beach trip? You’ll pay more to park in these coastal towns due to NC law
Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – Wrightsville Beach plans to make $3.2 million off your parking fees this year to offset what residents would pay in property taxes. Parking on the island increased …
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Senators press NC elections chief for answers on ballot deal
AP – North Carolina Republican lawmakers who are still unhappy with a legal settlement that the State Board of Elections reached with a union-affiliated group over absentee ballots during last …
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NC Senate Republicans to pitch more state tax reductions
Gary Robertson, AP – North Carolina Senate Republicans will pitch more individual income tax reductions this spring, a key lawmaker said Monday while asserting that the state’s fiscal health emerging …
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NC lawmakers reject adding Black history to new Holocaust legislation
T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Advocates of teaching North Carolina students about the historical suffering of Black people and Native Americans were told Tuesday to file their own …
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Former law enforcement officer, 1999 App State grad running in primary against Virginia Foxx
Moss Brennan, Watauga Democrat – With more than a year until the primary, the 2022 election is already building up steam with candidates declaring their intention to run for …
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NC lawmakers fire back in absentee ballot battle with new election bill
Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – North Carolina lawmakers want to stop the state’s elections boards from collecting absentee ballots after Election Day. On Thursday, Republican Sens. Warren Daniel, Ralph …
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