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Gov. Roy Cooper is in Washington, D.C., Wednesday pushing for hurricane funding, so under the state constitution, his out-of-state travel makes Lt. Gov. Robinson the acting governor. A source close to Robinson says he's considering trying to sign into law a bill expected to pass the N.C. Senate this afternoon that would shift power away from Gov.-elect Josh Stein and other newly elected Democrats.
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State senators finalized an override of Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10, which significantly expands funding for private school vouchers, known as Opportunity Scholarships, over the next decade. -
A coalition of alumni, community members, and local clergy are protesting a multimillion-dollar loan agreement signed by Saint Augustine’s University. The group claims the loan is “predatory” and a threat to the private HBCU’s 157-year legacy. -
North Carolina Senate Republicans have left their leadership team mostly intact for the next two years. That includes choosing Sen. Phil Berger again to hold the chamber's most powerful position. -
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North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post when the next two-year session opens in January. -
The founder of an artificial intelligence company that worked with large school districts nationwide has been arrested on fraud charges. Joanna Smith-Griffin had been arrested Tuesday in North Carolina. -
Republican state lawmakers want to strip power from Gov.-elect Josh Stein and other newly elected Democratic state officials, including by shifting oversight of elections from the governor’s appointees to the new Republican state auditor. -
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