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Child abuse victims effectively have until turning age 21 to file such a lawsuit. But the new law gave people 21 and over time to file such suits in 2020 and 2021. The state Supreme Court likely will have the final say in the matter.
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The governor is barred from seeking a third consecutive term because of term limits. The endorsement is hardly unexpected. Stein served as head of Cooper’s consumer protection division for several years when Cooper was attorney general.
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North Carolina Democrats praised Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, but the decision likely won’t have a major effect on the maps drawn for next year’s election.
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Counties are starting to get their first payments from the more than $50 billion dollar windfall secured from drug manufacturers and pharmacies for their role in the opioid epidemic. A public radio collaborative investigated what programs are being funded.
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Attorney General Josh Stein says he won’t defend provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law that he thinks are unconstitutional.
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the only high-profile Democrat to announce his candidacy for governor in 2024, outlined an extensive list of policy goals three days before a General Assembly deadline designed to pare down legislation that will be considered through next year.
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, notorious for making homophobic and misogynistic remarks, is expected to announce his bid for governor.
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North Carolina Republican legislative leaders can defend in federal court the state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills that are being challenged by a physician, a judge has ruled.
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A general counsel for the state told Republican legislative leaders of Attorney General Josh Stein's decision Monday. The lawsuit filed by a physician says state laws and rules affecting access to the drug mifepristone are preempted by the FDA's authority to regulate the drug.