Statewide

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com — Gov. Roy Cooper issued an 11th-hour veto Monday evening to block legislation that would limit the governor’s emergency powers. Cooper had until midnight to sign or veto …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — Princeton University has developed an online tool to help voters see whether state lawmakers are drawing fair congressional and legislative district maps. The nonpartisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project, …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — In a 2-1 decision Friday, a panel of North Carolina judges struck down the state’s voter ID law, saying Republican lawmakers who passed it were motivated …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — State senators voted Wednesday to repeal the state’s pistol purchase permit requirement. Current state law requires people who want to buy a handgun to get a …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn and Adam Wagner, News & Observer – North Carolina will return to a semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy as Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday he will ease several …
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Colin Campbell, News & Observer – The N.C. ABC Commission has given a 10-year contract extension to the warehouse vendor that was the subject of a scathing 2018 report from …
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AP – North Carolina tax filers will get another month to complete their individual state returns, in keeping with the IRS decision to push its April 15 deadline …
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WBTV – North Carolina Senate leaders are fighting to require school districts to give the option for in-person learning across the state. In that plan is a potential vote to override …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – Language that would expand the use of license plate reading cameras along North Carolina highways is part of a broader bill backed this year by the …
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AP -Bobbie Richardson, the recent second-in-charge at the North Carolina Democratic Party, was elevated to party chair on Saturday, making her the first Black leader to hold the post in …
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