Republicans

Travis Fain, WRAL – A state Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday to rein in the governor’s emergency powers in North Carolina. Senate Bill 346 would put some of that power …
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Lucille Sherman, News & Observer – One of the most senior Republicans in North Carolina’s General Assembly said the GOP speaker of the House ordered her to advance a bill …
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WNCN – The North Carolina Republican Party has a named its new executive director. Jason Simmons was introduced as the party’s executive director on Monday.

https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/ncgop-hires-former-trump-staffer-as-executive-director/

Bryan Anderson, AP – Sen. Thom Tillis said Monday that he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week in North Carolina to treat it. “I am in the …
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Brian Murphy, News & Observer – U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop’s campaign was fined more than $11,000 for campaign finance reporting violations during his 2019 special election victory. The campaign paid …
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AP – North Carolina Republican lawmakers who are still unhappy with a legal settlement that the State Board of Elections reached with a union-affiliated group over absentee ballots during last …
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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

Ben Gibson, Record & Landmark – John Allen was elected the new head of the Iredell Republican Party at its convention on Saturday, but the meeting will likely be remembered …
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News & Observer – North Carolina Republican Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis voted against final passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill — President Joe Biden’s top legislative …
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Bryan Murphy and Tyler Dukes, Charlotte Observer – North Carolina Republicans quickly condemned U.S. Sen. Richard Burr’s surprising guilty vote Saturday in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald …
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