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Is omicron coming to NC? Here’s what local health officials say about emerging variant

3 years ago  •  Statewide, COVID-19

Ben Sessoms, Raleigh News and Observer – Over 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is set to face another hurdle in moving past the virus: the omicron variant. …
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Supreme Court will hear dispute over GOP legislators’ defense of NC voter ID law

3 years ago  •  Statewide, Republicans

Laura Leslie, WRAL — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear a case brought by Republican legislators in North Carolina who are seeking to defend the state’s strict …
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North Carolina could have a ‘generational opportunity’ to expand broadband across state

3 years ago  •  Statewide, Business

Zachery Eanes, The Raleigh News and Observer – If a bipartisan infrastructure plan in Congress and a state budget get passed in the coming week, North Carolina could be on …
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NC judge could order state to hand over $1.7 billion in new public school funding

3 years ago  •  Statewide, Education

T. Keung Hui, The Raleigh News and Observer – A North Carolina judge could order the state on Wednesday to turn over $1.7 billion to increase funding for public education, …
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NC House, Senate pass new partisan voting district maps

3 years ago  •  Statewide, Redistricting

North Carolina could have new political maps this week. Here’s where things stand.

3 years ago  •  Statewide, Redistricting

Will Doran and Brian Murphy, The Raleigh News and Observer – It’s redistricting time in North Carolina. In a limited-run podcast from Under the Dome, we explore how maps are …
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The long shadow of Confederate monuments and what NC should do with them

3 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Statewide

Martha Quillin, The Raleigh News and Observer – A century and a half after the end of the Civil War, the Confederate Army is back on the move, and strategists …
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NC officials have taken down over 20 Confederate monuments recently. Here’s where

3 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Statewide

Josh Shaffer, The Raleigh News and Observer – Five years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center complied a list of  Confederate symbols across North Carolina, tallying 140 rebel monuments and …
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How choices NC lawmakers make today can impact the fight over district lines for years

Tyler Dukes, The Charlotte Observer – It’s redistricting time in North Carolina. That’s when lawmakers will slice and dice our state into election districts that account for population shifts. How …
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NC report shows how reading skills of young students ‘took a hard hit’ during pandemic

3 years ago  •  Statewide, Education