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The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has officially received full federal recognition following passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Lumbee Fairness Act and was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Thursday.
Published: Monday, December 22nd, 2025 @ 8:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This week in Raleigh
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 @ 12:12 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Return America newsletter
Published: Friday, February 21st, 2025 @ 10:37 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Withhold funds from states and tribes that legalize marijuana for recreational use
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2024 @ 9:06 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The operation threatens to violate state and federal law
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2024 @ 9:17 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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In the final days of state budget negotiations, there was a pressurized hush around the legislative complex as lawmakers feuded over the sudden addition of legalizing four casinos to the nearly $30 billion state budget.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper expanded the State of Emergency declared on Nov. 8 in response to the ongoing wildfires in Western North Carolina and the continued drought conditions and elevated fire risk throughout the state.
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2024 @ 1:54 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency in response to the ongoing wildfires in Western North Carolina and the continued drought conditions throughout the state.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 10:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced three judicial appointments to North Carolina District Courts.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 11:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is taking steps to modify the representation of tribal affiliation on birth and death certificates.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 8:36 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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More than a hundred bird species are about to be renamed because their monikers have been deemed “offensive” and “exclusionary” by some due to their connection to the “racist” pasts of the people who the birds were named after.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 7:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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Marijuana users who have a so-called cannabis use disorder have a 60 percent increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Approval of marijuana at what cost
Published: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 7:26 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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This summer, 49 Golden LEAF Scholars are participating in the second cohort of the Rural Internship Initiative. In its first year, Golden LEAF had 20 interns working in rural North Carolina counties.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 5:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill legalizing in-person and online sports betting into state law. However, the state will only permit legalized betting as early as January 2024.
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2023 @ 1:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, North Carolina House legislators concurred with Senate changes to a bill legalizing sports gambling in the state, advancing the legislation to Governor Roy Cooper’s desk. Cooper has indicated he will sign it into law.
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 12:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, North Carolina Senate committee members voted to advance a bill legalizing sports betting in the state. It is calendared for the Senate floor session scheduled to gavel in at 9:30 Wednesday morning.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 8:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The committee also increased tax on sports betting from 14% in the House version to 18%.
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 7:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Day sheds light on the rate of violent crimes against Indigenous women across the state
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 1:27 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina carries on a tradition with the 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a red spruce named "Ruby," chosen from North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest.
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 9:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Day recognizes the disproportionate rate of violent crimes against Indigenous women across the state
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 4:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On April 20, or “4/20,” which in the world of marijuana smokers is like a national holiday, prominent N.C. Democrats celebrated the day themselves by calling for the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana and for clemency for those currently in prison for marijuana charges.
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2022 @ 3:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In late March, a super PAC started by U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s 2020 Democrat opponent, Moe Davis, endorsed Wendy Nevarez in the Republican primary for N.C.’s 11th Congressional District.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 5:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to unveil the first electric school bus in North Carolina and highlight the state’s transition to a clean energy economy.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 12:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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A bill that would legalize mobile sports betting in North Carolina is likely to see significant consideration in the House during the abbreviated spring legislative session.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 6:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Money will support community programs and services to aid in pandemic recovery
Published: Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 11:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Military installations in North Carolina will benefit from the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, helped to push through Congress.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 2:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a nomination and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 12:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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While a bill that would legalize sports betting across North Carolina passed a House committee last week, odds are heavily against it passing the full General Assembly before the session ends.
Published: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 @ 10:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Tailored Plans will launch Dec. 1, 2022, instead of July 1, 2022.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 9:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the selection of seven organizations to serve as Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disability Tailored Plans (Behavioral Health I/DD Tailored Plans).
Published: Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sports betting legislation passed the state Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, clearing an initial hurdle on its way to the full Senate.
Published: Friday, August 13th, 2021 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Starting July 1, nearly 1.6 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina will begin receiving the same Medicaid services in a new way through NC Medicaid Managed Care health plans.
Published: Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 @ 9:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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hile the N.C. Senate didn’t handle sports betting legislation before the Fourth of July break, there’s still hope of legal wagers in the state outside of the two Cherokee casinos.
Published: Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 @ 2:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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