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While there’s lots of focus on President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, the biggest surprise this month in North Carolina politics has been N.C. Rep. Jason Saine’s decision to resign.
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Advocates for early childhood education have long warned of a looming funding cliff as federal COVID-19 relief to the child care industry expired in June. State lawmakers passed a stop gap measure to help keep child care centers open.
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Our panel of reporters break down the latest state and regional news with co-host Jeff Tiberii.The Board of Trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill redirects funding away from DEI efforts and toward campus safety. The Carolina Hurricanes season is over, and a $100-mil. investment for a luxury driving resort in Moore County.
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Cabarrus County Republican Rep. Kristin Baker made the announcement on Monday. Baker was appointed to the House in 2020 to succeed Rep. Linda Johnson after her death, then was elected on her own two more times.
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North Carolina legislators are once again mapping the state’s congressional and General Assembly districts.
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Through a host of changes to North Carolina elections law, redistricting and a sympathetic state Supreme Court majority, Republican legislators could entrench their hold on power for the next decade.
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An exchange between Rep. Jeff McNeely, R-Iredell, and Rep. Abe Jones, D-Wake, during a debate on the school voucher bill ended with McNeely suspended from continuing to speak and Jones defending his educational background on Wednesday.
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Abortion bans are back on the agenda for lawmakers in the Carolinas and Nebraska this week. In North Carolina, lawmakers overrode the Democratic governor's veto of a ban on abortion after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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North Carolina's Senate and House have voted along party lines to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of new abortion restrictions.
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Bills that passed their first committee on Tuesday would reduce the number of reports required for large donations in the final weeks before an election.Current law requires disclosures within 48 hours when a candidate receives a donation of $1,000 or more.