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Tedesco Faces Runoff Challenge for State Superintendent

RALEIGH — In his three years on the Wake County school board, John Tedesco helped slash nearly $100 million from his district’s budget, replaced 56 school administrators with eight, and implemented merit-based pay for teachers. But special-education teacher Richard Alexander says he can do better than that if elected state superintendent.

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Cities Squawk as Senate Annexation Reform Hits Fast Track

RALEIGH — In what some are calling “punishment” to the cities that sued over annexation reform legislation passed last year, state lawmakers have rewritten the law so that it is even more unfavorable to cities wishing to engage in involuntary annexation.

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North Carolina Imposes Above-Average Occupational Licensing Burdens

RALEIGH — North Carolina ranks 29th of the 50 U.S. states (plus the District of Columbia) when it comes to imposing laws requiring people who seek to perform certain occupations to get a license from the government, according to a new study by Institute for Justice.

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Six Runoff Elections Possible for Council of State Offices

RALEIGH — It remains unclear who the Republican nominees for five powerful executive offices will be. The Democratic nominee for state labor commissioner also has yet to be decided. While Council of State races typically don’t draw much public interest, the winners of the nine offices will have highly influential positions.

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Dixon and Sager Double-Bunked in House District 4

RALEIGH — State representatives Jimmy Dixon and Efton Sager have a lot in common, and even call each other friends, but the two incumbents have been drawn into the same district, meaning one will have to give up his seat in 2013 after Tuesday's Republican primary.

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Nutrition Board Closes Complaint Against Blogger Days After Press Inquiry

RALEIGH — The decision to close the complaint seems to have been made quickly, as Steve Cooksey was being investigated as of Wednesday, April 4, when Carolina Journal interviewed the board’s director, Charla Burill. Burill gave no indication that the dispute would be resolved the following Monday.

Sara Burrows