She lost by 401 votes in 2020. Now former NC chief justice is planning a US Senate run
Brian Murphy, News & Observer – The race for North Carolina’s open 2022 U.S. Senate seat is about to get more crowded. Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley …
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NC legislators to reintroduce Hate Crimes Prevention Act in wake of Atlanta shootings
Lucille Sherman and Will Doran, News & Observer – Following the killing of eight people, most of them Asian women, in Atlanta this week, and a spike in anti-Asian violence …
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Senators elect 7 members to UNC Board of Governors
AP – The North Carolina Senate elected seven people Wednesday to the governing panel for the 17-campus University of North Carolina system. Senators reelected to the UNC Board of Governors …
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Charter schools seek NC help to offer daily in-person classes to all students
T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Proposed legislation filed Wednesday would allow North Carolina charter schools to offer full-time, daily in-person instruction to middle school and high school students.
Bill seeking to limit NC governor emergency powers advances
AP – House Republicans advanced a measure on Tuesday that requires North Carolina’s governor to obtain formal support from other elected leaders to enforce long-term statewide emergency orders.
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-8673c22e5c1f943342df618a86b83f35
NC lawmakers push for rioters to face felony charges. So what is considered a riot?
Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – Participating in a riot in any form in North Carolina could soon leave you susceptible to felony charges. On Monday, Sen. Danny Britt, a …
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NC could track police misconduct, shootings — but data would be secret
Colin Campbell, News & Observer – Senate legislation would require law-enforcement agencies to report disciplinary actions and some incidents of officers using force to a new database, but the proposal …
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New bill would protect natural gas in NC
Travis Fain, WRAL – Local governments across North Carolina would be forbidden by the state from banning natural gas and other energy sources under legislation that moved forward Tuesday.
https://www.wral.com/new-bill-would-protect-natural-gas-in-nc/19578990/
COVID-19 relief bill offers long-denied aid to Black and other minority farmers
Martha Quillin, News & Observer – In 2017, Latonya Andrews bought a 60-acre tract of Warren County land to become the fourth generation of her family to farm it. A …
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On Medicaid in North Carolina? You can pick a new health plan now. Here’s how.
Will Doran, News & Observer – Just about everyone in North Carolina who is on Medicaid will need to enroll in a new health plan this spring. The state is transforming …
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