Politics and Government

Travis Fain, WRAL – Consumers would get better notice, and a chance to opt out, of some automatically renewing contracts under a bill advancing at the North Carolina statehouse.

https://www.wral.com/people-need-more-notice-on-automatic-contract-renewals-lawmaker-says/19648784/

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis signed a $30,822 contract in violation of state board policy, according to a new audit released …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL – Less than a week after deputies shot and killed a man in Elizabeth City, Democratic lawmakers called Tuesday for updates to North Carolina’s law on how …
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Brian Murphy, News & Observer – The first Black woman to serve as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court wants to make history again — this time as …
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Jordan Schrader, News & Observer – Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will stop in Raleigh on Friday to promote the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan.

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Brian Murphy and Richard Stradling, News & Observer – North Carolina is getting another member of Congress. The state will receive a 14th seat in the United States House of …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Two straight years of no teacher raises have dropped North Carolina down the national rankings for average teacher pay, according to a new …
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Anna Johnson and Richard Stradling, News & Observer – After more than three years of courting and an initial snub, North Carolina is finally landing an Apple campus. Apple plans …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL – State senators are working on a proposal to cut down on unexpected medical bills. So-called “surprise billing” by out-of-network providers has caught a lot of patients …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – Four months after Congress approved hundred of millions of dollars in emergency assistance for renters, the state of North Carolina hasn’t opened its program to applicants …
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