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NC Gov. Cooper vetoes 'Bar Bill"
NC Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have allowed bars to reopen in outdoor areas and limited the power of the governor or municipal authorities to close them again.
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NC's highest court rules racial justice cases should be heard
In a pair of rulings Friday, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that death row inmates who had appealed their sentences under the state's Racial Justice Act should still get a hearing despite that law's repeal.
Tags: Racial Justice Act, death penalty
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Republicans promise bill to allow full RNC
Bill seeks to circumvent the governor, but it's likely he will veto, mooting the effort.
Tags: 2020 session, Republican National Convention, 2020 elections
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Thursday Wrap: Coronavirus cases, challenges to Cooper's response continue to build
As thousands gather in the streets to protest the death of George Floyd in police custody - in violation of the governor's limits on large gatherings and the advice of medical experts on the spread of the novel coronavirus - the challenges to those limits are also building.
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Scant momentum at NCGA for police reforms, but promises to listen
The N.C. House will form a commission and the governor is expected to take executive action, but ......
Tags: police brutality, 2020 session, community policing
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Senate committee votes to overrule Cooper, open gyms
While gym owners in eastern North Carolina are asking the courts to open their doors, state lawmakers are pursuing their own bid to reopen those businesses.
Tags: legislature, coronavirus, coronavirus after the outbreak, gym, physical fitness, Roy Cooper, lawsuit, coronavirus economy, coronavirus government
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More harassment accusations leveled against NC state senator
State Sen. Erica Smith says Sen. Toby Fitch invited her to perform oral sex on him as "practice."
Tags: sexual harassment, Erica Smith, Toby Fitch
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Farm bill, with hemp sections cut after months, clears NC House
Legislature punts on smokable hemp fight to pass scaled down agriculture measure.
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Politics, science at odds in argument over whether and how to hold Republican convention in Charlotte
Although Pres. Donald Trump tweeted that he will move the Republican National Convention out of Charlotte, the reality is more complicated.
Tags: political convention, Republican Party, Trump, Roy Cooper, coronavirus
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NC's largest political donor, convicted of bribery, donates to ACLU
Greg Lindberg promises $1 million
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Tuesday Wrap: National issues could shape NC gubernatorial race
For weeks, it seemed as though the coronavirus response would shape the next election cycle, then came protests-turned-riots in downtown Raleigh and across the state.
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Cooper says "blessed are the peacemakers" as Republicans question protest response
With governor's race in the backdrop, Forest says Cooper should have called up the National Guard sooner. Cooper says he responded to local requests.
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Fact check: Raleigh text messages say antifa planned to raid rich neighborhoods
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Politifact looks into President Trump's claim COVID cases falling across U.S.
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Fact check: Biden says the NAACP endorsed him
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Beware of these inaccurate reports about the George Floyd protests
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Fact check: Do most Americans want Trump to wear a mask?
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Fact check: Cooper claim about churches and retail shops
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Fact check: Trump says patients in 'bad' hydroxychloroquine study were 'almost dead'
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Fact check: Is mail-in voting supported by 80% of Americans?
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Fact check: viral Facebook post says Obama wiretapped Trump Tower
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Fact check: Bill Gates didn't say COVID-19 vaccine would kill 1 million
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Fact check: Abrams says coronavirus cases rose 40% after Georgia reopened
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Fact check: Does Tillis want states 'to go bankrupt' instead of seeking federal aid?
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Will protests lead to policy changes?
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TheWrap@NCCapitol (June 4, 2020): Challenges to Cooper's limits come from many sides
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Republican convention could be split between Charlotte, another city
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Cooper, RNC at odds over convention plan
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TheWrap@NCCapitol (June 2, 2020): Everything is an election issue
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Officials say work continues to safely host RNC in Charlotte
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'We're not the ones dictating the terms,' GOP official says of dispute over Charlotte convention
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Sen. Erica Smith accuses colleagues of harassment
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TheWrap@NCCapitol (May 28, 2020): Reopening bars, election changes, GOP convention safety
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Moore discusses bar bill, state budget
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House debates bar outdoor seating bill
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Legislation sets up potential veto fight over bars operating during pandemic
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