Will Doran, The Raleigh News and Observer – Early voting starts Thursday for city council elections in many towns all across the state, including most of the Triangle. Raleigh and …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolinians could be days, or possibly weeks, away from a state budget compromise between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the …
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By Laura Leslie, WRAL — More than three months into fiscal 2021-22, North Carolina still doesn’t have a state budget, frustrating teachers and state employees waiting on raises. House and Senate …
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Ben Sessoms, The Raleigh News and Observer – After several weeks of surging, new COVID-19 cases have been coming back down in North Carolina since mid-September. Vaccinations did increase for …
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Danielle Battaglia, The Raleigh News and Observer – A state senator says Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson should resign for calling homosexuality and transgenderism “filth.” “There’s no debate here,” said Sen. …
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Keung Hui, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina schools are being warned they must promptly turn over records to local health officials and quarantine students and school employees …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — At a news conference Thursday morning, right-wing state House members announced they are launching a fraud investigation into North Carolina elections, and said they would start …
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Lucille Sherman, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina Republicans are sending the same public signals they do every year about the prospect of expanding health insurance to some …
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Will Doran, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina lawmakers are in the middle of drawing the state’s new political maps, based on 2020 Census data. Don’t let your …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina state budget negotiations are underway between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican leadership of the General Assembly. Senate leader …
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