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North Carolina’s Republican General Assembly leaders have asked a federal judge to reinstate a 20-week abortion ban previously thrown out by courts, despite the Democratic attorney general’s refusal to seek enforcement of the ban after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion protections.
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The UNC System is conducting a study to quantify its return-on-investment for students and the state, to comply with a provision in last year’s state budget.
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The state Supreme Court has declared congressional and state legislative district maps drawn by the North Carolina General Assembly's Republican majority to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on partisan bias.
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A three-judge panel will now decide whether the North Carolina General Assembly's Republican majority gerrymandered political maps with extreme, unconstitutional partisan bias.
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Some North Carolina laws that took effect on Wednesday are designed to protect expectant mothers behind bars, keep more elementary school-age children accused of misdeeds out of court and force police officers to speak up about excessive force.
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The Republican-controlled legislature held floor votes Monday on several measures before leaving Raleigh. Some bills are heading to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
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Republican-backed elections bills aim to curb voter access, say Democrats and civil rights groups.
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Rep. Donnie Loftis of Gaston County said he was just outside the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection in January. Loftis has said he had “zero involvement in the rioting” and condemned how others went inside. At least one Democrat said Loftis' rally participation crossed the line.
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The latest budget offer that North Carolina Republicans sent to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper wouldn't expand Medicaid broadly as Cooper seeks, but it does sweeten a previous proposal on worker pay raises, a top GOP legislator says.
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Republican legislative leaders sent another negotiating offer to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday as top government officials still attempt to enact a long-overdue two year budget.