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Door open on major state infrastructure bond

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

Travis Fain, WRAL – Gov Roy Cooper re-upped his call for a major state borrowing package for school construction and other infrastructure Thursday, parts of which may find a warmer …
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Cooper raised $41 million; outspent GOP candidates still won

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Gary D. Robertson, AP – Democratic candidates dominated fundraising in last fall’s elections for the top statewide positions in North Carolina government, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. …
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NC Chamber CEO says confidence in vaccine rollout “could not be lower”

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

David Mildenberg, Business North Carolina – NC Chamber CEO Gary Salamido issued a rare commentary Thursday criticizing the state of North Carolina’s vaccination distribution effort, which is lagging most peers.

Judge dumps convicted billionaire Lindberg’s ‘implausible’ case against NCDOI commissioner

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Lauren Ohnesorge, Triangle Business Journal – Convicted billionaire Greg Lindberg’s lawsuit against North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has fallen flat.

Gastonia Mayor Reid fulfills lifelong dream

4 years ago  •  Local, Charlotte Region

Bill Poteat, The Gaston Gazette – Gastonia Mayor Walker Reid was expecting a mundane City Council meeting on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 5. Instead, the meeting turned out to …
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Thousands in N.C. abandon GOP after U.S. Capitol attack

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

WBT – A large collective of the United States has denounced the actions of Capitol rioters last week, including some of those in North Carolina. According to data from the …
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NC lawmakers pledge more unity, less bickering during legislative session

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Matthew Burns, WRAL — As Congress debated impeaching President Donald Trump over last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, North Carolina lawmakers opened a two-year session on Wednesday with promises …
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Former state treasurer Cowell takes over leadership of Dix Park Conservancy

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

WRAL – Dix Park Conservancy, the nonprofit working with the City of Raleigh to raise money for and develop Dorothea Dix Park, announced on Wednesday that long-time public servant Janet …
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Pratt & Whitney gets go-ahead to build Buncombe plant that will employ 800

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

John Boyle, Asheville Citizen Times – Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney got the go-ahead Jan. 13 to build a 1.2 million square foot plant on a 100-acre site in …
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Ex-general is Cooper’s choice for military affairs secretary

4 years ago  •  Uncategorized

WRAL – A retired three-star Marine Corps general is Gov. Roy Cooper’s choice as North Carolina’s next military and veterans affairs secretary. Walter Gaskin, who retired from active duty in …
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