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NC Appeals Court Stops for Now Voting Restoration for Felons

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 6, 2021 | Crime, Election, State Government

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked an order that had...

Late NC Budget To Take Longer as GOP, Cooper Seek Consensus

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 5, 2021 | State Government

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON The North Carolina General Assembly is two months late on finalizing...

Cooper Vetoes Restrictions on NC Nonprofit Donor Disclosure

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 4, 2021 | State Government

Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed legislation that would prohibit the public disclosure of donors...

Bipartisan North Carolina Police Reforms Signed by Cooper

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 3, 2021 | Safety, State Government

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A bipartisan police reform package was signed into law Thursday by...

After Ida Soaks Northeast US, Cleanup and Mourning Continues

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 3, 2021 | World

The cleanup — and mourning — continued Friday as the Northeast U.S. recovered from record-breaking...

Afghan Women Demand Rights as Taliban Seek Recognition

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 3, 2021 | World

Written by KATHY GANNON A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding equal rights from the Taliban as Afghanistan’s new rulers work on forming a government and seeking...

Seeing Danger, Some in GOP Leery of Texas Abortion Law

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 3, 2021 | World

Written by SARA BURNETT, SARAH RANKIN and LISA MASCARO Almost instantly after most abortions were banned in Texas, Democrats were decrying the new law as unconstitutional, an assault on women’s health that must be challenged....

UN: Brief Gains in Air Quality in 2020 Over COVID Lockdowns

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 3, 2021 | World

Written by JAMEY KEATEN The U.N. weather agency says the world — and especially urban areas — experienced a brief, sharp drop in emissions of air pollutants last year amid lockdown measures and related travel restrictions put in...