Senate OKs raising legal age to marry in NC from 14 to 16
Matthew Burns, WRAL – Fourteen- and 15-year-olds would no longer be allowed to marry in North Carolina under a bill the state Senate unanimously adopted on Wednesday. North Carolina has …
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Click for liquor: ABC stores could sell online under House bill
Laura Leslie, WRAL – North Carolina House lawmakers voted this week to allow the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control stores to sell liquor online. House Bill 890, which passed by a …
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NC House divided over how, whether to teach America’s racist past
Travis Fain, WRAL – North Carolina Republicans pushed a measure through the state House on Wednesday that would limit “critical race theory” and other discussions of America’s racist past in …
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Guns for elected officials, policing reforms, rape kit bills beat legislative deadline
WRAL – The North Carolina General Assembly had a busy day of lawmaking Wednesday ahead of a do-or-probably-die legislative deadline for many bills. The Senate passed a slate of criminal …
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NC town official’s endorsement of public-private deals lacks a key detail: Who he works for
Dan Kane, News & Observer – In an opinion article written for local media, Morrisville Town Councilman Steve Rao advocated for public-private partnerships along the lines of those a Louisiana company is …
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This bill once made it easier to get domestic violence protective orders. Now it makes it harder.
Travis Fain, WRAL – Support for a once-simple bill to close a loophole in North Carolina’s domestic violence laws has crumbled at the statehouse after lawmakers added extra language in …
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An NC Republican reported his party’s plans to gerrymander. Then he walked it back.
Lucille Sherman and Will Doran, News & Observer – The former North Carolina GOP executive director reported this week that his party would gerrymander the state’s new congressional districts to …
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Still want cocktails to-go in North Carolina? There’s an order for that.
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, News & Observer – Want cocktails to-go? Restaurants and bars will be still be allowed to sell mixed drinks for takeout or delivery for the next month. In …
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Audit says checks to parents should’ve been automatic, but it’s not too late to get one
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, News & Observer – The state’s Extra Credit grant program doled out $335 checks to more than a million North Carolina parents in 2020, using federal coronavirus relief …
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NC House speaker: Transgender sports bill has been set aside
Gary Robertson, AP – The North Carolina General Assembly won’t advance legislation this year preventing transgender girls and women from competing in school sports labeled for biologically female athletes, a top legislative …
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