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Courtesy of Matt Bush at Blue Ridge Public Radio/The state of North Carolina and scores of local governments could receive $750 million combined from a $26 billion proposed national settlement with several opioid producers. Attorney General Josh Stein’s office gave out the figure on Wednesday. -
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The indictment comes after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the former president's family business by the Manhattan district attorney's office. -
A GOP-backed elections bill would eliminate a three-day grace period for counting properly postmarked mail-in ballots.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed a measure barring women from getting an abortion specifically because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome in a fetus. The proposal advanced by Republicans also sought to prohibit abortions on the basis of race or sex.
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The GOP-controlled chamber voted 32-18 on Thursday for the two-year plan. Democrats say the Republican proposal misses a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address program and salary needs in K-12 schools and in health care.
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Though President Biden no longer expects the U.S. to reach his initial goal of 75% of Americans being at least partially vaccinated, he continues to be optimistic that numbers will improve. His visit to Raleigh marks an attempt to encourage higher turnout in the state. Across the nation, 65% of the adult population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. North Carolina lags that average; here, only 55% of the adult population has received at least one dose of vaccine.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has named a longtime legislative lobbyist and policy adviser on environmental issues as his next secretary for the environment, Elizabeth Biser.
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North Carolina Senate Republicans have unveiled a two-year state budget proposal that sticks to earlier spending limits even with recent news of a massive revenue windfall. The Senate will vote on the spending plan this week. The measure revealed Monday sticks to spending caps agreed to with House counterparts.
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A key figure in a North Carolina investigation into ballot fraud in a 2018 congressional race pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges he unlawfully accepted Social Security benefits when concealing other money he earned.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed gun-rights legislation on Friday that would allow parishioners at more churches to be armed, marking the second year in a row that he's blocked the idea.
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