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North Carolina Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Block Redraw

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

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block enforcement of an order throwing out the state’s congressional map because the lines were too partisan. The lawmakers’ attorneys filed a...

North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Seek Congressional Ruling Delay

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 11, 2018 | State Government

North Carolina Republican legislators have started trying to block a federal court ruling ordering them to draw new congressional districts because the judges said the GOP went too far to protect its partisan advantage with the...

North Carolina Lawmakers Back at Work, No New GenX Deal Yet

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 11, 2018 | State Government

The North Carolina legislature returned to work Wednesday, passing a few simple bills but finishing with Republicans unable to agree on more immediate action for water quality challenges intensified since disclosure of the...

GOP Vows to Fight Ruling on North Carolina House Districts

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 10, 2018 | State Government

A federal court’s decision to strike down North Carolina’s congressional map has cast uncertainty over the state’s 2018 U.S. House races and thrust the state into a national debate over reducing the role of partisanship in...

General Assembly Coming Back to Town for Appointments, GenX

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 10, 2018 | State Government

The North Carolina legislature is meeting for the first time in nearly three months, with lawmakers aiming to pass laws addressing water quality and approving appointments to state boards and commissions. The General Assembly...

Judges: North Carolina Must Redraw GOP’s Gerrymandered Map

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 9, 2018 | State Government

Federal judges now agree that North Carolina’s congressional district map drawn by Republicans is illegally gerrymandered, excessively partisan, and must quickly be redone. The three judges ruled late Tuesday that the boundaries...

Bipartisan Bill Would Expand North Carolina ID Theft Laws

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

Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein and a key Republican legislator say expanded identity theft laws are needed in North Carolina to alert the public about increasing security breaches and to make it easier for them to...

Man Charged in Shooting Originally Thought to be Accident

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 8, 2018 | Crime

Authorities say a North Carolina man has been charged in a fatal target shooting that was originally reported as an accident. The News & Record of Greensboro reports that an Alamance County Sheriff’s Office news release says...

North Carolina’s Altered Legislative Districts Back in Court

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 5, 2018 | State

North Carolina legislative districts drawn up by Republicans are back in court as federal judges decide whether to accept proposed boundary changes from the third-party expert they appointed. The three-judge panel scheduled a...

NC Officials: Flu Kills 7 More People, Including Child

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 4, 2018 | Health

State health officials say another seven people have died from influenza, including a child. The report issued for the week ending Dec. 30 lists seven deaths, bringing the total to 20 for this flu season. The child is the second...

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