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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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NC to release 3,500 state prison inmates early in COVID lawsuit agreement

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Statewide

Virginia Bridges, News & Observer – North Carolina will release 3,500 state prisoners early over the next six months under a settlement in a lawsuit challenging prison conditions during the …
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NC Republicans push bill that increases capacity of outdoor high school sports facilities

4 years ago  •  Statewide

Michael Hyland, WNCN – Though Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is allowing for more sports fans to attend games starting Friday, Republicans in the General Assembly say his latest executive order …
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Joel Odom, youngest person to run for Charlotte mayor, found dead at age 22

4 years ago  •  Local

WBTV – Joel Odom, who was the youngest person to run for Charlotte mayor in 2019, was found dead in his home at the age of 22 on Thursday. A …
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NC’s agriculture commissioner proclaims: ‘We’re gonna have us a State Fair this year’

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

Brooke Cain, News & Observer – With the number of coronavirus cases declining in recent weeks, North Carolina seems on track to welcome back one of its most beloved traditions: …
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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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Court ruling clears way for overhaul of NC Medicaid. You’ll soon be able to enroll.

4 years ago  •  Healthcare

Will Doran, News & Observer – North Carolina’s wide-reaching transformation of its multibillion-dollar Medicaid program is still on track to start up in the next few months, due to a …
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As Asheville’s hotel ban ends, hoteliers are steered to reparations payments

4 years ago  •  WNC

Joel Burgess, Citizen Times – Would-be city hotel developers will now find a smaller area where they are allowed to build and a system where they are steered toward paying into a …
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North Carolina women’s school to add health-oriented majors

4 years ago  •  Education

AP – A North Carolina women’s college says it plans to add health-oriented majors to its curriculum beginning in the fall. Salem College said in a news release on Wednesday …
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NC gun provisions in 2020 vetoed bill clear committees

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

AP – Two more portions of a 2020 concealed weapons bill that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed successfully last year have resurfaced this year in separate measures, both of …
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