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Senate leader Phil Berger’s primary campaign raised 34 times as much money as his challenger, Rockingham County Sam Page, but Page’s candidacy was boosted by four outside groups — most of which haven’t disclosed much about their donors and spending.
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Getty ImagesGOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin's confirmation hearing to lead DHS kicked off with criticism of his conduct by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the head of the committee that would approve his nomination.
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Berger filed four protests Tuesday. He also requested a machine recount in the race, which began Tuesday in Guilford County. -
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County officials are mostly hearing negative feedback from the community on the project. -
State employees could see lower costs for healthcare services next year under a new "preferred provider" program approved by the State Health Plan board Tuesday — if they're willing to choose a specific provider. -
Berger says there are several "overvotes" and hundreds of "undervotes" in Senate District 26 election, asks elections board members to visually check those ballots. -
More than 150 households were waiting on the extension, which came two weeks before the program was slated to end. -
A data center developer is considering a site near Sanford in Lee County, and might even pursue fracking to fuel the facility — a first for North Carolina. Monday night, a crowd of concerned citizens wearing anti-fracking buttons packed Sanford’s McSwain Center to push for a data center moratorium. -
Berger, North Carolina's longtime state Senate leader, trails by 23 votes after the county canvass. His campaign says some voters in Guilford County who should have had that senate district on their ballots swear they did not.
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A reporter explains a delay in diagnosing measles at an Asheville hospital. Dr. James Hildreth of Meharry Medical College in Nashville remains optimistic about the future of vaccines. And here in the Triangle, a pediatrician and medical historian delves into vaccine hesitancy.
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