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Nearly $200 million wagered in NC’s first week of sports betting

Online sports betting proved to be big business the first week it became legal in North Carolina. According to a Sports Betting Report released Wednesday by the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, over $198 million was wagered by North Carolinians, while payouts amounted to $141.5 million.

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Another JDIG grant bites the dust as Durham company pulls out of agreement

The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Economic Investment Committee (NCEIC) ended yet another Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) on Tuesday after a Durham firm said it couldn’t create the 878 jobs promised under the agreement.

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Due Diligence: NCInnovation board member calls for state auditor investigation

At a Feb. 14 board meeting, directors of NC Innovation (NCI), the private nonprofit written into the biennial state budget last fall to the tune of $500 million in taxpayer funds, labored over the interpretation of financial statements and statutory definitions.

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Trailing in the NC polls, Biden and Harris return to Raleigh

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were in Wake County to deliver speeches with Gov. Roy Cooper, a fellow Democrat, on healthcare costs. The visit comes during the week of the 14th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act under the Obama administration.

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North Carolina’s sports betting debut shows promise amidst compliance focus

Sports betting is off to a strong and smooth start in North Carolina. During a meeting Wednesday of the Sports Betting Committee of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, Sterl Carpenter, deputy executive director of gaming compliance and sports betting, told the committee that all reports from the eight operators that went live on March 11 have been positive. 

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Potential moves in the 2024 short session

While it’s not expected to be a major policy-heavy legislative session in the North Carolina General Assembly, key legislative priorities remain in limbo as both chambers push agendas while they still hold a Republican supermajority.  The General Assembly’s short session officially begins on April 24 and is scheduled to run through July 31 tentatively. With...

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Robinson demanding answers from Biden Administration about terror watchlist suspect

North Carolina Lt. Gov. and Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, had tough words for the Biden Administration after an armed known terror watchlist suspect was arrested after a four-hour-long standoff last week in Eure, Gates County. 

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Senate Dems block Budd’s ‘Laken Riley Act’

On Thursday, Senate Democrats rejected a bill one day after it was introduced by Republican U.S. Sens. Ted Budd-NC and Katie Britt-AL, that was named for the 22-year-old University of Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant last month.

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