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NC State Highway Patrol commander to retire

4 years ago  •  Statewide

Jessica Patrick, WRAL – Colonel Glenn M. McNeill Jr., commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, announced Friday he will retire on April 1. McNeill was appointed by Gov. …
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Cooper signs ABC bill into law

4 years ago  •  Statewide

North State Journal – Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday signed HB 4 into law, giving a reprieve to establishments for alcohol permit renewal fees. The legislation, one of several bills …
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Bill would increase access to autism treatment in NC

4 years ago  •  Statewide, Healthcare

Laura Leslie & Matthew Burns, WRAL – A proposal to make treatment for people with autism more accessible in North Carolina has wide bipartisan support as it’s moving through the …
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Cooper ends curfew, allows more people at bars, sporting events

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Statewide

Matthew Burns, WRAL – Coronavirus trends in North Carolina have improved so much in recent weeks that Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday a nightly curfew designed to limit the spread …
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New bill would require schools allow at least 25% capacity at athletic events

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Statewide

Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT – Republicans in the N.C. State House filed a new bill this week that would require schools to increase the number of spectators allowed at high school …
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Meant to offer ‘HOPE,’ state rental assistance program has been slow to pay

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Statewide

Travis Fain, WRAL – A state program to cover unpaid rent and utilities for people affected by the pandemic has paid out just over 30 percent of $167 million earmarked …
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NC education board approves new social studies rules

4 years ago  •  Education, Statewide

AP — The Democratic majority of North Carolina’s Board of Education has voted to adopt new K-12 social studies standards that would have teachers discuss racism, discrimination and the perspectives …
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North Carolina to receive nearly $19 million in opioid settlement

4 years ago  •  Courts, Statewide

John Smist, WECT – A large sum of much-needed money is coming to North Carolina to fight the opioid epidemic. State Attorney General Josh Stein announced Thursday that he reached …
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‘Inclusive’ or ‘divisive’? NC’s proposed social studies standards spur new debate

4 years ago  •  Education, Statewide

T. Keung Hui, Charlotte Observer – North Carolina’s efforts to make its social studies standards more inclusive are drawing complaints from some critics that the guidelines are promoting a political …
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