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State Court Won’t Change More House Districts

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 12, 2018 | State Government

A late effort by Democrats and voting rights groups to change legislative districts before candidate filing begins in North Carolina has been rejected by state judges. A three-judge panel denied a request Monday by the...

Federal Appeals Court Blocks N Carolina Appellate Primaries

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 9, 2018 | State

North Carolina appellate court primaries apparently won’t happen after all this year now that a federal appeals court has blocked a judge’s ruling directing they be held over the wishes of the Republican-controlled legislature....

Bill Fixing North Carolina’s Class-Size Challenge Loaded Up

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 8, 2018 | State Government

North Carolina Republicans have offered wide-ranging legislation that fixes anticipated class-size challenges in the public schools next fall, but it’s loaded with other provisions that give Democrats heartburn. A bill...

Health Officials: 34 Flu Deaths in North Carolina Last Week

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 8, 2018 | Health

Health officials announced Thursday there were 34 flu deaths in North Carolina last week, the fourth straight week in which the death toll has exceeded the previous week’s total. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services...

Duke Energy Wants End of Case to Clean Tainted Groundwater

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 8, 2018 | State

A state appeals court will hear whether it should allow a five-year-old lawsuit trying to force Duke Energy Corp. to clean up groundwater contaminated by its North Carolina coal ash pits. The Charlotte-based electricity utility...

Democrats, Allies Ask North Carolina Judges to Change Maps

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 7, 2018 | State Government

North Carolina Democratic voters and their allies aren’t giving up on getting more General Assembly districts changed for this year’s elections, even after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Plaintiffs in a longstanding legislative...

North Carolina Lawmakers Returning for Work, Possible Votes

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 7, 2018 | State Government

North Carolina lawmakers will soon return to work after keeping the General Assembly session in a holding pattern for weeks while Republicans negotiated some bills and awaited court rulings. The Senate and House have floor...

Supreme Court Rejects Some Redrawn North Carolina Districts

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 6, 2018 | State Government

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected some but not all of the North Carolina legislative districts that federal judges redrew for this year’s elections. The justices partially granted Tuesday the request of Republican lawmakers...

US Supreme Court Declines Quick Congressional Map Appeal

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 6, 2018 | State Government

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to speed up the expected appeal over whether North Carolina’s congressional district boundaries are illegal because Republicans drew them to win most of the seats. The court issued an order...

Cooper: Business Must Use Political Capital to Stop Tax Cuts

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 5, 2018 | State Government

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper wants North Carolina business leaders to speak up for public education funding by telling the Republican-controlled legislature to block additional income tax cuts set to take effect next year. Cooper...

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