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NC Senators to address non-citizen voting in upcoming session
Sen. Overcash to push legislation for constitutional amendment for citizen-only voting.
Opinion
Time for the UNC System to end DEI
The words “diversity, equity, and inclusion” have positive meanings that solicit broad, generic support for their core definitions. When I first heard them used together, 10 or so years ago, like everyone else, I thought they were a modern-day iteration of Dr. King’s message of bringing all people together and leveling the playing field for...
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Justices wrestle with New Bern eye surgeon’s CON challenge
North Carolina’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether a New Bern eye surgeon can continue to pursue his lawsuit against the state’s certificate-of-need restrictions. Lawyers for the doctor and state regulators spent more than an hour Wednesday morning arguing the case before state Supreme Court justices.
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Voter ID supporters, critics prepare for May 6 federal trial
North Carolina’s photo voter identification law faces a federal trial on May 6 in Winston-Salem. Supporters and opponents of voter ID submitted briefs this week preparing for the bench trial before US District Judge Loretta Biggs.
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NCSBE quietly modifies election document after NCGOP slams ‘blatant partisanship’
The North Carolina State Board of Elections altered planning documents on Tuesday morning less than an hour after a complaint from the state Republican Party was sent
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Farm Bureau backs Pender County in solar farm legal fight
The North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is siding with Pender County in its legal fight with a company seeking a permit for a 2,300-acre solar farm. The Farm Bureau filed paperwork Monday at the state Court of Appeals to submit a friend-of-the-court brief in the case.
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State’s high court wrestles with Revenue Department tax exemption dispute
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a business qualified for a tax exemption from 2012 to 2014 for machinery it purchased to make asphalt. The business and the state Department of Revenue are locked in a dispute over the issue. The parties spent nearly an hour Tuesday morning haggling over the exemption during oral arguments before the high court.
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Appeals Court delivers partial victory to bar owners who sued over COVID shutdown
Bar owners who sued Gov. Roy Cooper for shutting them down during the COVID-19 pandemic have won a partial victory at the state Court of Appeals. A unanimous appellate panel agreed the governor had violated bar owners’ rights to the fruits of their labor and equal protection of the laws. At the same time, the Appeals Court rejected the bar owners’ argument that the shutdown amounted to an unconstitutional taking of their property.
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Map Act plaintiff challenges DOT’s ‘calamitous’ claims about recent ruling
A plaintiff in a Map Act dispute with the North Carolina Department of Transportation disputes the department’s claims about a recent state Court of Appeals decision. DOT argued that the decision could produce “calamitous” results for taxpayers.
Opinion
Forced COVID vaccination case brings up issues of federalism
A mother and teenage son fighting a forced COVID vaccination in court will have to overcome the impact of a 2005 federal law.
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NC Rate Bureau requests rate increase of up to 83% for mobile home insurance
After requesting an average rate hike of 42% in homeowners’ insurance rates in January, now comes word that the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) wants to raise mobile home fire policies (MH-F) an average of 83% and 50% for casualty policies (MH-C), both broken down over a three-year period. That’s according to a press release from the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI).
Opinion
Federal spending drives inflation, but NC lawmakers can offer relief
If you’re like many North Carolinians, you’ve had to make more hard choices recently, like between paying your bills and buying your medicine. You might have even skipped meals to fill up your gas tank. We got here because big-government politicians put the yoke of regulations on your shoulders and spent money we don’t have...
