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The plaintiffs in a complaint challenging the constitutionality of two state laws involving beer distribution and franchise laws have filed a brief opposing a state motion to dismiss and transfer the case
The plaintiffs in a complaint challenging the constitutionality of two state laws involving beer distribution and franchise laws have filed a brief opposing a state motion to dismiss and transfer the case
 
The last week of March could be a busy one for the Cooper administration.
The last week of March could be a busy one for the Cooper administration.
 
The state legislature adjourned the 2017 long session June 29. They were done, right? Expected back all afresh and new in spring of 2018 after a long break of doing nothing? Not exactly
The state legislature adjourned the 2017 long session June 29. They were done, right? Expected back all afresh and new in spring of 2018 after a long break of doing nothing? Not exactly
 
Cyber attackers are increasingly targeting K-12 schools, leading to an urgent need for more cyber security, says Phil Emer, director of Technology Planning and Policy at the N.C. State University Friday Institute
Cyber attackers are increasingly targeting K-12 schools, leading to an urgent need for more cyber security, says Phil Emer, director of Technology Planning and Policy at the N.C. State University Friday Institute
 
Stand-alone makeup schools can operate in North Carolina without a government-issued license, the N.C. Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners now says
Stand-alone makeup schools can operate in North Carolina without a government-issued license, the N.C. Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners now says
 
U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th District, thinks boosting funding for school resource officers - not gun control - is the best way to protect schools
U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th District, thinks boosting funding for school resource officers - not gun control - is the best way to protect schools
 
It's time to pay up, a Superior Court judge told the N.C. Department of Transportation last week after issuing another order in a longstanding fight over the Map Act
It's time to pay up, a Superior Court judge told the N.C. Department of Transportation last week after issuing another order in a longstanding fight over the Map Act
 
Tariffs are taxes. They have always been. So when President Donald Trump announced plans to impose costly tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum into the United States, he was threatening to raise taxes on most American consumers and businesses in order to boost the incomes of special interests
Tariffs are taxes. They have always been. So when President Donald Trump announced plans to impose costly tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum into the United States, he was threatening to raise taxes on most American consumers and businesses in order to boost the incomes of special interests
 
The NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey gives educators the chance to be heard
 
The 2018 legislative primary, set for May 8, should provide more drama than usual
 
Peter Vincent Pry - executive director of the task force on National and Homeland Security - is on a mission to educate people about the dangers of an electromagnetic pulse attack
Peter Vincent Pry - executive director of the task force on National and Homeland Security - is on a mission to educate people about the dangers of an electromagnetic pulse attack
 
After years of trying but failing to block the implementation of conservative policies in Raleigh, the state's progressive movement has a new rhetorical theme: North Carolina's recent economic performance has been lagging behind that of our neighbors
After years of trying but failing to block the implementation of conservative policies in Raleigh, the state's progressive movement has a new rhetorical theme: North Carolina's recent economic performance has been lagging behind that of our neighbors
 
Federal courts over the past decade have chipped away at the landmark gun-rights ruling in a case called District of Columbia v. Heller
Federal courts over the past decade have chipped away at the landmark gun-rights ruling in a case called District of Columbia v. Heller
 
The mega-deal combining daily operations at UNC Health Care and Atrium Health has collapsed, killing in the cradle what would have been one of the nation's largest health systems
The mega-deal combining daily operations at UNC Health Care and Atrium Health has collapsed, killing in the cradle what would have been one of the nation's largest health systems
 
The exchange of letters between legislative leaders and Gov. Roy Cooper over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline continued Friday as lawmakers expressed exasperation with a response provided a day earlier by the governor's chief of staff
The exchange of letters between legislative leaders and Gov. Roy Cooper over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline continued Friday as lawmakers expressed exasperation with a response provided a day earlier by the governor's chief of staff
 
If the supply of oil goes up, the price of oil and gasoline falls
If the supply of oil goes up, the price of oil and gasoline falls
 
Campus free speech - a major topic of conversation in North Carolina - has federal lawmakers talking
Campus free speech - a major topic of conversation in North Carolina - has federal lawmakers talking
 
With an unpopular president in the White House, a spate of incumbent retirements in competitive seats, and a relentless drumbeat of media hits against them, Republicans are clearly heading into a risky election cycle. So why are GOP leaders, particularly here in North Carolina, feeling cautiously op
With an unpopular president in the White House, a spate of incumbent retirements in competitive seats, and a relentless drumbeat of media hits against them, Republicans are clearly heading into a risky election cycle. So why are GOP leaders, particularly here in North Carolina, feeling cautiously op
 
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about local government debt. It all started when I was preparing for a presentation and took a look at the Wake County budget for this year
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about local government debt. It all started when I was preparing for a presentation and took a look at the Wake County budget for this year
 
They are four words among many in the state constitution. But their meaning could invalidate all laws passed in a 2016 special session of the General Assembly if a three-judge Superior Court panel decides they enshrine fundamental right predating the American Revolution
They are four words among many in the state constitution. But their meaning could invalidate all laws passed in a 2016 special session of the General Assembly if a three-judge Superior Court panel decides they enshrine fundamental right predating the American Revolution
 
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page wants well-trained armed volunteer resource officers protecting every North Carolina public school
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page wants well-trained armed volunteer resource officers protecting every North Carolina public school
 
As state taxpayers, we own a lot of stuff - office, school and university buildings, state agencies and department offices, courthouses, prisons, libraries, books ... and lots of land
As state taxpayers, we own a lot of stuff - office, school and university buildings, state agencies and department offices, courthouses, prisons, libraries, books ... and lots of land
 
The length of a fishing pier separated opposing groups making waves over oil and gas drilling off the North Carolina coast Monday evening inside the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown
The length of a fishing pier separated opposing groups making waves over oil and gas drilling off the North Carolina coast Monday evening inside the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown
 
State Superintendent Mark Johnson joined a chorus of voices against arming teachers in the wake of the Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead
State Superintendent Mark Johnson joined a chorus of voices against arming teachers in the wake of the Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead
 
Little fanfare surrounded the state Department of Environmental Quality's most recent decision to issue an air quality permit connected with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project
Little fanfare surrounded the state Department of Environmental Quality's most recent decision to issue an air quality permit connected with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project
 
Before the advent of the automobile - and thus before the advent of car and gas taxes to fund surface transportation - North Carolina and other states had public roads
Before the advent of the automobile - and thus before the advent of car and gas taxes to fund surface transportation - North Carolina and other states had public roads
 
State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants UNC Health Care to post a $1 billion performance bond guaranteeing medical costs would not increase for State Health Plan participants, or hit state taxpayers in the wallet, if the system enters into a proposed partnership with Carolinas HealthCare
State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants UNC Health Care to post a $1 billion performance bond guaranteeing medical costs would not increase for State Health Plan participants, or hit state taxpayers in the wallet, if the system enters into a proposed partnership with Carolinas HealthCare
 
Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, posed a question summing up the sometimes tense relationship between charter schools and traditional public schools
Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, posed a question summing up the sometimes tense relationship between charter schools and traditional public schools
 
There's one point of near-universal agreement when it comes to selecting state judges: No state has figured out a perfect system
There's one point of near-universal agreement when it comes to selecting state judges: No state has figured out a perfect system
 
Who would think that building parking decks - those generic, innocuous concrete and steel structures where we leave our cars for a few hours while we pursue work and leisure
Who would think that building parking decks - those generic, innocuous concrete and steel structures where we leave our cars for a few hours while we pursue work and leisure
 
In this politically polarized moment in our history, what unites us? Surely one value nearly all of us have in common is a belief in the importance and power of donating our time, expertise, and dollars to worthy organizations and causes that serve our communities
In this politically polarized moment in our history, what unites us? Surely one value nearly all of us have in common is a belief in the importance and power of donating our time, expertise, and dollars to worthy organizations and causes that serve our communities
 
The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project could be in trouble
 
The landmark decision in the Leandro case spelled out what North Carolina must do to ensure every student has access to a sound, basic education.
The landmark decision in the Leandro case spelled out what North Carolina must do to ensure every student has access to a sound, basic education.
 
The U.S. Senate should establish a special committee to investigate the roles of the U.S. Olympics Committee and U.S.A. Gymnastics in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, say lawmakers, including North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis
The U.S. Senate should establish a special committee to investigate the roles of the U.S. Olympics Committee and U.S.A. Gymnastics in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, say lawmakers, including North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis
 
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