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NC failed to make sure $3 billion in COVID relief was spent properly, audit says

Politics & Government

NC failed to make sure $3 billion in COVID relief was spent properly, audit says

The Cooper administration “did not design and implement procedures to ensure that Coronavirus Relief Funds were being spent” as intended, a new state audit found.

Democratic legislator equates NC bill to limit how racism is taught to ‘book burning’

State Politics

Democratic legislator equates NC bill to limit how racism is taught to ‘book burning’

Elected officials could carry concealed guns inside NC legislature if bill becomes law

Politics & Government

Elected officials could carry concealed guns inside NC legislature if bill becomes law

New rules for body cam footage and protesters who riot pass NC Senate unanimously

Politics & Government

New rules for body cam footage and protesters who riot pass NC Senate unanimously

May 12, 2021, 5:58 PM

NC House passes bill limiting critical race theory in school

Education

NC House passes bill limiting critical race theory in school

NC House passes bill to limit how racism is taught. Democrats call it ‘book burning.’

Politics & Government

NC House passes bill to limit how racism is taught. Democrats call it ‘book burning.’

Make marriage illegal under age 16, NC senators agree in last-minute change to bill

Politics & Government

Make marriage illegal under age 16, NC senators agree in last-minute change to bill

Make NC police, state worker discipline public? Cooper is ‘willing to work’ on it

Politics & Government

Make NC police, state worker discipline public? Cooper is ‘willing to work’ on it

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Fight at packed NC gas station caught on video as lines — and tensions — are growing

Colonial Pipeline says it is moving fuel again. How long will it take to get here?

Gas supply is low in the Triangle and prices are up. Here’s what you need to know.

Umps tell Black NC softball player to cut her hair during a game. ‘It was humiliating’

‘What is this?’ Rotting creature resembling a gargoyle washes up on Outer Banks beach

May 13, 2021, 9:14 AM

Warrantless police surveillance of cellphone data passes unanimously in NC House

Politics & Government

Warrantless police surveillance of cellphone data passes unanimously in NC House

May 11, 2021, 7:09 PM

NC legislation would bar schools from advocating that the US is racist or sexist

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NC legislation would bar schools from advocating that the US is racist or sexist

NC Senate votes to punish doctors who don’t try to save abortion survivors

Politics & Government

NC Senate votes to punish doctors who don’t try to save abortion survivors

After Andrew Brown shooting, bipartisan push to loosen restrictions on NC body-cam video

Politics & Government

After Andrew Brown shooting, bipartisan push to loosen restrictions on NC body-cam video

NC Republicans back 5 criminal justice bills. Police, BLM activists have mixed feelings

Politics & Government

NC Republicans back 5 criminal justice bills. Police, BLM activists have mixed feelings

NC parents could get $1,000 for students from federal COVID relief under GOP plan

Politics & Government

NC parents could get $1,000 for students from federal COVID relief under GOP plan

NC’s voter ID trial ends with a big question: What does it mean to be racist?

Politics & Government

NC’s voter ID trial ends with a big question: What does it mean to be racist?

Got a lift kit? Squatted truck? You could get ticketed if this NC bill becomes law

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Got a lift kit? Squatted truck? You could get ticketed if this NC bill becomes law

Here’s when NC Zoo will break ground on Asia expansion, plus new features for 2021

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Here’s when NC Zoo will break ground on Asia expansion, plus new features for 2021

NC legislators want to ban Cooper from mandating vaccines. He’s not trying to.

Politics & Government

NC legislators want to ban Cooper from mandating vaccines. He’s not trying to.

North Carolina officials change their guidance on school face mask rules

Education

North Carolina officials change their guidance on school face mask rules

NC teachers could stop paying $50 for a sub on personal days — if they give a reason

Politics & Government

NC teachers could stop paying $50 for a sub on personal days — if they give a reason

NC Senate approves legislation to prevent ‘surprise billing,’ lower health care costs

Politics & Government

NC Senate approves legislation to prevent ‘surprise billing,’ lower health care costs

May 7, 2021, 8:00 AM

NC GOP wants to strengthen school discipline but some say change may harm Black students

Politics & Government

NC GOP wants to strengthen school discipline but some say change may harm Black students

Protesters surround police vehicles, jump on other cars in downtown Raleigh

Protesters surround police vehicles, jump on other cars in downtown Raleigh

July 2, 2020, 7:01 PM

Raleigh and State Capitol Police arrest 11 at Executive Mansion

Raleigh and State Capitol Police arrest 11 at Executive Mansion

July 1, 2020, 2:07 PM

Photo Gallery: HB2, a photo chronology

Photo Gallery: HB2, a photo chronology

March 30, 2017, 7:10 PM

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