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Taxes, Salaries, Vacancy Cuts Make Plain Differences Over Rival North Carolina GOP Budgets
The North Carolina House’s state budget proposal makes plain differences on taxes, salaries and job cuts between Republicans ...
North Carolina Sons of Confederate Veterans leaders plead guilty in campaign finance scandal
Two prominent leaders of the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans have pleaded guilty to accepting illegal contributions, concluding a five-year campaign finance investigation.
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2025 Alcohol Law Changes Brewing in North Carolina
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering various alcohol bills during the long 2025 session. Proposed changes include legalizing happy ...
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Carolina Curious: What professions are most common among state legislators?
The North Carolina General Assembly is currently in session, considering bills on a variety of issues that could shape ...
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Some lawmakers want to end state investigations of wrongfully convicted. Why?
Chuck Liddy cliddy@newsobserver.com A state Senate budget proposal to cut North Carolina’s Innocence ... a claim that’s also meeting pushback. The General Assembly created the Innocence ...
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An Administrative State No Longer: How North Carolina May Reduce Executive Authority
The distinctions and relationships between the three branches of government—legislative, judicial, and administrative—are not ...
After Helene, lawmakers have appropriated just a fraction of funding needed, report says
State and federal lawmakers have only appropriated $5.95 billion for Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts, according to a state report.