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NC Voters in New Polls: A Pox, or a ‘Meh’ on Both Houses

Posted by Staff | Aug 23, 2014 | State

As election day nears, a couple of recent polls confirm what may be obvious to many: North Carolina voters aren’t terribly enthusiastic about their political leaders, from either major party.

Dorosin: Judge’s Ruling Means All ‘Moral Monday’ Cases Should Be Dropped

Posted by Staff | Aug 4, 2014 | State

The attorney for the so-called “Orange County Five” says he’s encouraged by the recent dismissal in Wake County District Court of five other Moral Monday protester cases, based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protest-free “buffer zones” on public property around abortion clinics are unconstitutional.

NC Gas Prices Continue to Trend Downwards

Posted by Staff | Aug 1, 2014 | State

AAA Carolinas reports that the gas prices in North Carolina are the lowest they have been in more than a month and drivers are paying less this July than the July of last year; this trend is predicted to continue as the summer progresses.

NC Attorney General Cooper: I’m Finished Defending Amendment One

Posted by Staff | Jul 28, 2014 | State

Soon after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday afternoon that Virginia’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper called a press conference to announce that his office will no longer defend his state’s Amendment One against lawsuits.

North Carolina’s Job Recovery Remains Sluggish

Posted by Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | State

North Carolina’s unemployment numbers for June were released last Friday, and the rate remained at 6.4 percent – the same as the month before.

Chapel Hill Attorney for Voting Rights Advocates: We Can Win This

Posted by Staff | Jul 13, 2014 | State

A Chapel Hill attorney representing plaintiffs in a lawsuit against new voting restrictions told WCHL that he’s confident that his side presented a strong case in court last week.

Duke Energy Raises Prices For Renewable Energy

Posted by Staff | Jun 26, 2014 | State

Duke Energy plans to charge residential customers more in order to establish new renewable energy sources, such as solar panels, across North Carolina.

Will Gas Prices Spike This Summer?

Posted by Staff | Jun 18, 2014 | State

While gas prices have remained steady for the past month, the recent militant assault on the largest oil refinery in Iraq will most likely spell greater increases in American gas prices.

Duke Energy Grid Will Beat the Heat

Posted by Staff | Jun 18, 2014 | State

Despite the high temperatures across North Carolina, the heat may not pose much of a problem for Duke Energy’s power grids.

Teacher In Abuse Scandal Takes Own Life

Posted by WCHL News | Jun 16, 2014 | State

A teacher named last week in a decades-old case of abuse at Carolina Friends School has taken his own life.

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