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Legislation that would weaken Gov. Roy Cooper's appointment powers passed the House and Senate this week. The bill now heads to his desk for a likely veto.
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The suits pursued patients and their families, sometimes putting liens on homes. "I know my house will never be mine. It is going to be the hospital's," said Donna Lindabury, 70, who lost her case.
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North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell and Rules Chairman Destin Hall say they'll run for House speaker after Tim Moore steps down at the end of next year.
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House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday that many fellow Republicans in his chamber oppose the idea, so it likely won't progress. That aligned with recent comments from House Majority Leader John Bell.
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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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Republican House Speaker Tim Moore was sued this week by the estranged husband of a woman who Moore acknowledges to having a sexual relationship with. How will the revelations practically impact what’s happening at the state legislature? Meanwhile, state lawmakers are considering a proposed constitutional amendment that would put a max on state spending by using a formula based on inflation and state population growth. Western Carolina Political Science Professor Chris Cooper and NC Free Enterprise Executive Director Anna Beavon Gravely discuss those stories, as well as a controversial bill now on the governor’s desk.
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An alienation of affection lawsuit filed this week against state House Speaker Tim Moore is prompting debate about whether North Carolina should still allow jilted spouses to sue.
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Moore also met with workers from Samaritans Purse, a Christian organization based in Boone, helping to provide shelter and other resources to Ukrainians displaced by the war.
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One more affirmative vote is needed Thursday. Then Senate GOP budget writers will work on their own proposal. The two chambers ultimately will work out a final bill to present to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and another lawmaker were unhurt after authorities said a pickup truck struck the sport utility vehicle they were traveling in on a Raleigh-area highway.