Dr. Deborah Stroman joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to discuss the proposed legislation looking to dissolve the North Carolina High School Athletics Association. Plus: reactions to the MLB’s Field of Dreams game held in the famed cornfield in Iowa.
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Senate Republicans shelved a proposal Thursday to end the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s oversight of interscholastic sports, replacing it with constraints upon the group’s finances and transparency in decision-making activities. A bill approved last month by the Senate education committee would have created a new state athletic commission, its members chosen by the governor and […]
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Graig Meyer Wins Re-Election in North Carolina's Senate District 23
Democrat Graig Meyer has won re-election to his seat representing North Carolina’s Senate District 23, defeating Republican challenger Laura Pichardo. With 75% of precincts reporting in the race, Meyer held a 70.95% to 29.05% lead over Pichardo — with the overwhelming majority of Orange County voters favoring the incumbent, while the results votes from Caswell […]
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