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Bill would let more NC families get taxpayer funding to attend private schools

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Education

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Some North Carolina Republican lawmakers want to expand who can get vouchers to attend private schools and how much taxpayer funding they can …
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On HB2 anniversary, new NC bill joins a national push to restrict transgender athletes

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Will Doran, News & Observer – On the fifth anniversary of state lawmakers passing HB2, Republican legislators gathered again at the North Carolina General Assembly to push a new bill …
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Cooper to unveil proposed NC budget for next 2 years

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Governor

AP – Gov. Roy Cooper will disclose spending and priorities when he unveils his North Carolina government budget proposal for the next two years. The Democratic governor scheduled a Wednesday …
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NC to relax COVID restrictions, from gathering size to retail and restaurant limits

4 years ago  •  COVID-19, Statewide

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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Planning a beach trip? You’ll pay more to park in these coastal towns due to NC law

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Danielle Battaglia, News & Observer – Wrightsville Beach plans to make $3.2 million off your parking fees this year to offset what residents would pay in property taxes. Parking on the island increased …
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Senators press NC elections chief for answers on ballot deal

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Republicans

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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NC Senate Republicans to pitch more state tax reductions

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Gary Robertson, AP – North Carolina Senate Republicans will pitch more individual income tax reductions this spring, a key lawmaker said Monday while asserting that the state’s fiscal health emerging …
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NC lawmakers reject adding Black history to new Holocaust legislation

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Advocates of teaching North Carolina students about the historical suffering of Black people and Native Americans were told Tuesday to file their own …
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You’ll pay a bit more for liquor in NC thanks to a 10-year ABC warehouse contract

4 years ago  •  Business, Local, Statewide

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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‘Don’t take this for granted.’ Wake County bans hair discrimination.

4 years ago  •  Triangle

Anna Johnson, News & Observer – Wake County has joined the growing list of counties and cities that have banned discrimination based on hair style. Wake County Commissioner Shinica Thomas, …
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