Travis Fain, WRAL — Most House Democrats left the chamber floor Monday night as the Republican majority seated the body’s newest member: A former Gaston County commissioner who attended the …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, The Raleigh News and Observer – If you’re following the drama that has been the North Carolina budget battle during Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration, you already …
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In the rankings of political upsets from November 2016, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s defeat was a distant second. Still, when the Republican best known for signing the transgender bathroom …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — U.S. Sen. Richard Burr had “material nonpublic information” about the coronavirus and its potential economic impact when he dumped $1.6 million in stock early last year, …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is “95 percent sure” he’ll run for governor in 2024, he said on a conference call this week.Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper …
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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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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The Raleigh News and Observer – Four months into the new fiscal year, North Carolina’s most powerful elected officials finally sat down to meet and discuss the …
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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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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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Travis Fain, WRAL — Former Gov. Pat McCrory made $286,000 over about 15 months to host his top-rated Charlotte radio show, according to paperwork his campaign filed in North Carolina’s …
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