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NC Chamber supports ACC in legal fights with Florida State, Clemson

North Carolina’s leading business group is supporting the Atlantic Coast Conference in its ongoing legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson universities. The NC Chamber Legal Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday at the North Carolina Supreme Court in lawsuits pitting the conference against the two schools.

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NCInnovation board selects investment manager for $500 million taxpayer-funded endowment

The board of directors of NCInnovation (NCI), the private nonprofit given $500 million in taxpayer funds to help commercialize public university research, voted Thursday to select Wells Fargo as the investment manager for NCI from more than a dozen financial institutions who submitted bids.

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Federal Appeals Court revives former athlete’s sex abuse lawsuit against NCSU

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a former North Carolina State University athlete to pursue his sexual abuse lawsuit against the university. The unanimous decision Tuesday from a three-judge appellate panel overturned a trial judge’s decision favoring NCSU.

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NIH funds animal experiments at NC universities

North Carolina Rep. Don Davis, NC-01, along with 12 other members of Congress have requested a government audit to examine federal agencies spending taxpayer dollars on painful dog and cat experiments, something top universities in North Carolina have conducted using federal funds. 

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‘Petty sniping’: Speaker Moore rebukes NCInnovation ‘Special Litigation Committee’ for targeting House staffer in fiery letter

According to a letter released by NC House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, sent to CEO of state funded NCInnovation (NCI), the organization has threatened legal action against a House staffer, and House leadership is quite upset about it. As previously reported by Carolina Journal, the board of directors of NCI — a private nonprofit given...

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