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Tangled efforts, fraud allegations, may keep Green Party off the ballot in NC
In a decision that could impact North Carolina's coming U.S. Senate race, questions about petition signatures may keep a leftist party off the ballot.
Tags: State Board of Elections, Green Party, 2022 elections
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Cooper vows to fight future abortion restrictions
Gov. Roy Cooper Wednesday signed an executive order to protect access to abortion in North Carolina, and pledged to campaign this fall for Democratic lawmakers who will sustain his veto to block any new abortion restrictions. Republicans and allies are accusing him of "scare tactics."
Tags: NCCapitol, Roe v. Wade, abortion, abortion rights, pro-life
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High hopes and dashed plans: GOP policy flops prompt calls for further action
Gridlock between Republicans in the House and Senate prompted the unraveling of plans to expand Medicaid and legalize medical marijuana.
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How they voted: NC Congressional votes for the week of June 24
A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week.
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Gov. Roy Cooper: 'Governors are the last line of defense' on states' abortion laws
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and eight other Democratic governors participated in a call Friday with President Joe Biden about reproductive rights.
Tags: Roy Cooper, abortion, abortion rights, Joe Biden, Roe v. Wade, NCCapitol
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NC budget, immigration enforcement, other measures sent to Cooper as legislative session wanes
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper hasn't said whether he'd support the $27.9 billion spending plan, but was expected to veto the immigration enforcement proposal.
Tags: NCCapitol, North Carolina politics, budget, Roy Cooper, ICE, immigration
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Gambling legalization bill all but dead in NC
Time is about to run out in this legislative session, leaving a bid to legalize sports gambling across the state on the table.
Tags: sports gambling, NCCapitol, 2022 session
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Supreme Court EPA ruling could shift focus to Cooper's climate plan
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to limit federal agencies' ability to regulate greenhouse gas puts pressure on state and local authorities to enact their own regulations to combat carbon emissions, environmental law experts say.
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House Republicans pass bill requiring local cooperation with federal immigration officers
Bill seeks to force sheriffs, local law enforcement, to cooperate with ICE, but a potential veto looms.
Tags: immigration, ICE, 2022 session, NCCapitol
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Political maneuvering stalls bill to let nurses treat more patients without doctors' sign-off
As the legislative session ticked toward its end this week, one of North Carolina's most powerful lawmakers used parliamentary maneuver to make sure a widely supported piece of healthcare legislation didn't advance.
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NC lawmakers OK historic $27.9B budget
North Carolina lawmakers have given tentative approval to the largest budget in state history. The vote in both chambers showed strong bipartisan support, making it less likely to be subject to a veto by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
Tags: NCCapitol, General Assembly, budget 2022
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Green Party left off NC ballots amid fraud investigation, elections board says
The State Board of Elections voted down a motion to recognize the Green Party. They concluded the petitions filed were insufficient.
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Politifact
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Fact check: Biden says 'inflation is higher' in other developed nations
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Fact check: Has the Supreme Court ever taken away a constitutional right?
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Fact check: Is the U.S. spending millions to guard unused border wall materials?
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Fact check: Is North Carolina home to 25% of U.S. hemp farmland?
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Fact check: Does the NC GOP support Scott's controversial 'Rescue America' plan?
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Fact check: No mass shooters used guns from the internet or gun shows, Rubio says
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Fact check: Biden compares his national debt record to Trump's
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Fact check: Is Biden choosing to send baby formula to the border?
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Fact check: GOP group says Republicans don't want to throw abortion doctors 'in jail'
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Fact check: Did NC Democrat vote no on Medicaid expansion, teacher raises?
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Gov. Cooper signs Executive Order protecting reproductive health care
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TheWrap@NCCapitol: Which bills passed and which stalled during this past legislative session
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NC House Speaker Tim Moore likens negotiations with Berger to a Looney Tunes cartoon
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Bill requiring NC sheriffs to check immigration status heading to Gov. Cooper's desk
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Hemp on way to becoming permanently legalized in NC
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NC budget proposal stockpiles cash to tackle inflation
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NC lawmakers reveal details of proposed budget
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Republican lawmakers roll out new state budget proposal
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New federal funding unlikely to improve prospects of red flag law in North Carolina
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North Carolina House Leader: Deal reached on state budget, specifics to be released Tuesday
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Abortion in North Carolina: Now, and after the November 2022 elections
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Supreme Court decision's long-term impact on abortion access, other issues
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