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A new North Carolina forecast from the General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration expects revenues during this fiscal year and next to be higher than what's projected in the current state budget.
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While some Republican-led states have accepted federal funding for a program that will make getting food during the summer easier for children on free and reduced price lunch, others use it as political football to score points against Biden
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One of the biggest upsets — and closest races — in last month’s primary took place in northeastern North Carolina. In a state House race to serve Halifax, Warren and Northampton counties, longtime Representative Michael Wray lost to challenger Rodney Pierce.
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Nearly 11% of North Carolina’s population is Latino, but the state has no Latino elected officials serving in the legislature and statewide offices. Groups within the Democratic and Republican parties are making efforts to change that.
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Higher education has become one of the culture war’s key battlegrounds, where opinions clash on free speech, affirmative action and other issues.
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has said a loving approach to discipline misbehaving children is to “beat them in a circle,” but his campaign won’t say if he thinks schools should bring back corporal punishment.
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A law enacted last year requires 10 counties to test software for verifying voters' signatures on absentee ballot envelopes.
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Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory stepped down as a No Labels co-chair last month. McCrory said in an interview that it was “discouraging” that No Labels couldn’t find people to run on a so-called unity ticket for president and vice president.
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Ahead of Japanese prime minister's visit, pharmaceutical company announces 680 jobs in Holly SpringsThe Japanese company FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies announced Thursday that it's adding 680 jobs to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Holly Springs.
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The high court will determine whether lawyers behind false claims of voter fraud can be sued for defamation.
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NC House Speaker Tim Moore says the legislature should add $300 million to the state's private school voucher program to address higher-than-expected demand for help paying tuition.
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Two of the Republican Party's biggest donors are hosting a fundraiser for Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Michele Morrow.