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Steinburg falls to Sanderson in closely watched ‘double bunked’ N.C. Senate primary

Incumbent state Sen. Norm Sanderson of Pamlico County will represent the Republican Party on the fall ballot after defeating fellow incumbent state Sen. Bob Steinburg of Edenton. Sanderson won 56% of the vote to Steinburg’s 44%. The new Senate District 1 includes large portions of coastal North Carolina, including Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, and Carteret counties....

David N. Bass
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Bill stiffening penalties against sports agents gets pushback

  RALEIGH — Despite objections from former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, who has represented college athletes in litigation against the NCAA, a House Judiciary Committee Wednesday approved a bill strengthening regulation of athlete agents. The bill’s backers say stronger regulation is needed to protect student-athletes from being exploited by unscrupulous agents. They say...

Barry Smith

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