Gary D. Robertson, AP — Prominent North Carolina medical, business and nonprofit leaders and state legislators assembled by Gov. Roy Cooper backed several aspirational goals Friday to improve health care …
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AP — A North Carolina minister and civil rights leader holds a major role in the traditional prayer service held in conjunction with the inauguration of the new president.
ABC11 WTVD – During his final day in office, President Donald Trump pardoned more than 100 people, one of whom is a man with North Carolina ties. Robert “Robin” Hayes …
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Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal – The U.S. Justice Department has ended its investigation of U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., apparently declining to bring charges of insider stock trading, according to …
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AP – Two North Carolina legislators who announced this week they had tested positive for COVID-19 participated in the same duck-hunting trip with other elected officials last week.
Francesca Chambers and Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer – In the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, as loyalists fled or were pushed out, a once unlikely figure emerged as one …
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Meilin Tompkins, News 2 WFMY – North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said Monday he will not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration due to his recent foot surgery.
Michael Hyland, CBS17 WNCN – Raleigh’s mayor is not only having city employees work from home on Wednesday – she is urging citizens to stay away from downtown on Inauguration …
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Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Raleigh News & Observer – Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, born the ninth of 10 children, said he grew up poor and witnessed alcoholism in his family. During an …
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Alison Kuznitz, Charlotte Observer – Charlotte leaders face a bumpy road as they seek support for a “transformational” transit and mobility plan, partially paid for with a one-cent sales tax …
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