Documents Reveal Immense Outreach on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Civic leaders in town after town along the 600-mile (966-kilometer) route of a proposed natural...
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North Carolina Reports 12 More Flu Deaths; Death Toll at 276
State health officials said Thursday that 12 people died from the flu in North Carolina last week, pushing the record death toll in 2017-18 to 276. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reports there was one pediatric...
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Key Legislator Wants Hearing on Cooper Pipeline Pact
A key Republican legislator wants the General Assembly to dig deeper into a $58 million agreement...
Read MoreMemo: More N Carolina Revenues if Aligned to Federal Changes
Government experts say North Carolina’s tax coffers could see a “modest” revenue increase over time based on the recent federal tax overhaul law. The state budget office and General Assembly’s fiscal research agency have...
Read MoreGov. Cooper: Judges Got It Wrong on Elections Board Ruling
A three-judge panel should strike down in its entirety a law that combines North Carolina state elections and ethics duties into one agency, attorneys for Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday. The Democratic governor’s legal motions...
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Regulator: Pipeline Permits Have No Link to Cooper Agreement
A North Carolina environmental regulator said Tuesday a separate monetary agreement reached by...
Read MoreIn GOP Victory, Judges Decide Supreme Court Ruling is Narrow
A panel of state judges decided Monday that a recent North Carolina Supreme Court ruling favoring Gov. Roy Cooper means only a portion of a 2017 law combining the state ethics and elections boards is now struck down. The...
Read MoreEthics Complaint Filed Against North Carolina House Speaker
A Washington-based group has asked North Carolina ethics officials to investigate state House Speaker Tim Moore about his business interests and interactions with state environmental regulators over some land. The nonprofit...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Legislator Won’t Resign Despite Allegations
A North Carolina state legislator says he won’t step down even though fellow Democrats —including Gov. Roy Cooper — called on him to resign following a media report in which people said he made unwanted sexual advances. Rep....
Read MoreFlu Deaths in North Carolina Reach 253, Exceeds 2017 Total
Flu deaths in North Carolina this season have exceeded the count for all of last season with about three months left. The state Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday that 18 people died from the flu last...
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