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Cooper Sees Vetoes on 2 More Issues Overridden by NC House

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 25, 2017 | State Government

North Carolina lawmakers are again reversing Gov. Roy Cooper’s effort to block legislation. The state House on Thursday overrode two more Cooper vetoes. If the Senate goes along, that would make seven bills that became law...

N Carolina Senate, House Working Friday on Redistricting

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 25, 2017 | State Government

North Carolina legislators have one week to get new General Assembly districts approved and sent to federal judges for review, so they’re holding unusual Friday sessions to work before the Sept. 1 deadline. The full Senate...

North Carolina County Commissioner Calls Slaves ‘Workers’

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 23, 2017 | State

A North Carolina county commissioner referred to slaves as “workers” during a discussion on removing a Confederate statue. The Times-News of Burlington reports Alamance County Commissioner Tim Sutton made the comments during an...

3 Face Charges at UNC Confederate Statue Protest

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 23, 2017 | Crime

Three people are facing charges after a demonstration against a Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina. Hundreds joined the protest Tuesday night against the bronze Confederate soldier known as “Silent...

Mother Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Boy at UNC Chapel Hill

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 22, 2017 | Crime

Authorities in North Carolina say they anticipate charging a 34-year-old woman with first-degree murder after a “domestic incident” on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus left her...

N Carolina General Assembly Quietly Reconvenes

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 18, 2017 | State Government, Uncategorized

The North Carolina General Assembly has quietly reconvened its work session before what’s expected to be busy days drawing new legislative districts, considering possible veto overrides and hearing about discharges of a...

Top Senator Skeptical About Ending Monument Law

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 17, 2017 | State

The North Carolina Senate’s top leader is skeptical about scrapping a 2015 law that prohibits permanently removing Confederate monuments from public property, as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called for earlier this week....

After Hearing, UNC Now Awaits NCAA Ruling in Academic Case

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 17, 2017 | UNC Sports

North Carolina has wrapped up a two-day hearing with an NCAA infractions committee panel that will decide whether the school faces penalties tied to its multi-year academic scandal. Now the case goes into yet another holding...

Protesters Topple Confederate Statue in North Carolina

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 15, 2017 | State

Protesters in North Carolina toppled a nearly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier on Monday at a rally against racism. Activists in Durham brought a ladder up to the statue and used a rope to pull down the Confederate...

Judge: Wrongly Imprisoned Man Must Have Competency Exam

Posted by Associated Press | Aug 14, 2017 | State

A man freed after 30 years on death row will undergo a competency evaluation as a judge considers whether his lawyers in a lawsuit are properly representing him. U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle ruled Friday that Henry...

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