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North Carolina Budget Plan Advances as Senate Republicans Double Down on Tax Cuts

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 17, 2025 | State, State Government

North Carolina Senate Republicans advanced a two-year budget that doubles down on already enacted income tax cuts.

Democratic Candidate Pledges To Keep Fighting in North Carolina’s Close Supreme Court Race

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 15, 2025 | Election, State, State Government

Justice Allison Riggs vowed at a rally on Monday to “fight as long as it takes” to keep her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.

North Carolina Supreme Court Rules Most Challenged Ballots Must Stay in Election Count

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 12, 2025 | Election, State, State Government

North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled that more than 60,000 cast ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the election count.

Court Directive To Notify Voters in Close North Carolina Election Blocked for Now

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 8, 2025 | Election, Instagram, State, State Government

The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily halted enforcement on Monday of an appeals court decision over its undecided 2024 election.

‘Let’s Not Forget Our Neighbors’: UNC Leader Shares Western NC’s Needs Amid Helene Recovery

Posted by Staff | Apr 3, 2025 | State, UNC, Weather

In western North Carolina, recovery continues from Hurricane Helene last fall. UNC officials are working to harness their resources to help.

North Carolina Judge Challenging Outcome of Race Wore Confederate Uniform in College Photo

Posted by Associated Press | Mar 29, 2025 | Election, State, State Government

North Carolina judge and state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin posed in Confederate military garb while attending UNC in the 2000s.

UNC Law Students Use Spring Break to Provide Legal Aid, Reassurance to Hurricane Helene Victims

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 27, 2025 | Instagram, State, UNC, Weather

While UNC was on spring break in mid-March, eight law students helped hold clinics in western North Carolina offering pro bono services.

Orange Rural Fire Department Deploys Crew to Fight Polk County Wildfires

Posted by Ben Crosbie | Mar 25, 2025 | Fire, State

The Orange Rural Fire Department (ORFD), based in Hillsborough, has deployed an engine crew to...

Another $524M for North Carolina Helene Recovery OK’d by Legislators

Posted by Associated Press | Mar 23, 2025 | State, State Government, Weather

North Carolina lawmakers agreed to spend another $524 million on still-pressing needs from Hurricane Helene’s wrath nearly six months ago.

North Carolina Appeals Judges Hear Arguments in Unresolved Court Election

Posted by Associated Press | Mar 22, 2025 | Election, State, State Government

North Carolina appeals court judges listened to arguments Friday about whether votes on tens of thousands of ballots in an unsettled state Supreme Court election from November should remain in the tally or could be discarded.

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