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North Carolina House Budget Gets Initial OK as Senate Unveils Stripped-Down Plan

WPTF StaffJun 20, 2024
North Carolina House Budget Gets Initial OK as Senate Unveils Stripped-Down Plan

Female High School Students Wearing Uniform (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Gary D. Robertson Via AP News RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina budget-adjustment measure penned by House Republicans received initial approval Wednesday in the…

Unloaded Weapons Don’t Violate North Carolina Safe Gun Storage Law, Appeals Court Says

WPTF StaffJun 19, 2024
Unloaded Weapons Don’t Violate North Carolina Safe Gun Storage Law, Appeals Court Says

 Wardrobe For Weapons (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Gary D. Robertson Via AP News RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An appeals court threw out convictions Tuesday against a North Carolina woman who was charged after…

UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts on Campus Protests

Anthony DeHartJun 16, 2024
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts on Campus Protests

Carolina Newsmakers logo (Photo Credit: Curtis Media Group) Anthony DeHart The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was among many college campuses that had major protests and sit-ins this spring related to the Israel-Hamas…

North Carolina Judges Grapple With Defining ‘Fair’ Elections in Redistricting Suit

WPTF StaffJun 14, 2024
North Carolina Judges Grapple With Defining ‘Fair’ Elections in Redistricting Suit

Statue of Justice (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Gary D. Robertson Via AP News RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges deciding whether a redistricting lawsuit claiming a state constitutional right to “fair” elections can go…

NC Senate Threatens to End Budget Talks Over Spending Dispute With House

WPTF StaffJun 13, 2024
NC Senate Threatens to End Budget Talks Over Spending Dispute With House

A Close Up Of U.s. Capitol Building (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Via AP News RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate’s top leader said Wednesday that chamber Republicans are prepared to walk…

North Carolina Driver’s License Backlog May Soon End, DMV Commissioner Says

WPTF StaffJun 7, 2024
North Carolina Driver’s License Backlog May Soon End, DMV Commissioner Says

A Man Shows a Drivers License (Photo Used Under License from Shutterstock.com) Makiya Seminera Via AP News RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Thousands of North Carolinians waiting to receive their driver’s license could get their new…