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Raleigh, N.C. — Lawmakers got off to a fast start in the 2013 session, filing bills for constitutional amendments, expanded gun rights, blocking Affordable Car Act provisions and resurrecting a proposed highway through Garner. On Thursday, an overhaul to the state unemployment system and funding for group homes will be considered.
As crowds descend on Jordan Lake to swim, boat and fish over the Memorial Day weekend, environment groups are calling on state House…
Many longtime educators are up in arms over a provision in the Senate budget that would eliminate tenure for veteran teachers.
Both the House and Senate are controlled by Republicans, but House Republicans do not agree with all of the proposals put forward by…
President Barack Obama addresses the United States drone program and Guantanamo Bay prison in a national security speech from the…
President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an…
The N.C. Senate holds its final vote on its $20.6 billion state budget proposal for 2013-14.
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