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NCGA to introduce crime legislation in wake of recent murders
NCGA leaders announce plans to introduce legislation that would target crime in the wake of recent murders.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses stalled NC state budget negotiations
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses recent developments in North Carolina’s stalled state budget negotiations. Kokai offered these comments during the Aug. 29, 2025, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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Duke and UNC Health bring $2 billion children’s hospital to Triangle
Duke and UNC Health have announced bringing NC's first stand-alone children's hospital to triangle.
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Legislators warn about ‘election meltdown’ if injunction blocks state Senate districts
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders urge a federal court to reject an injunction in a lawsuit challenging the state’s new state Senate election map. An injunction “would risk an election meltdown,” according to a court filing Friday.
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Cooper elections board suit shifted to three-judge panel, no action on restraining order
Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against state elections board changes will shift to a three-judge Superior Court panel. A Wake County judge ordered the shift Wednesday without addressing Cooper’s request for a temporary restraining order. The new board is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1.
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Latest Cooper v. Berger lawsuit targets bipartisan election board bill
Gov. Roy Cooper has filed another lawsuit in state court against top legislative leaders. His latest complaint targets a bill that creates an even split between Democrats and Republicans on the state elections board.
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Three-judge panel to address Cooper v. Berger appointments lawsuit Nov. 1
Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will convene Nov. 1 in Raleigh for the first hearing in Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against legislation removing some of his appointment powers. State court records indicate Judges John Dunlow, Paul Holcombe, and Dawn Layton will serve as the three-judge panel overseeing the case, titled Cooper v. Berger.
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Berger, Moore seek to intervene in three federal elections lawsuits
Top state legislative leaders have filed paperwork this week to intervene in three recent federal lawsuits. Each challenges state election law. Lawyers for State Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, filed motions to intervene in all three cases in North Carolina’s Middle District.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses NC state budget impasse
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the latest developments in North Carolina’s ongoing state budget stalemate. Kokai offered these comments during the Sept. 15, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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N.C. Senate passes Medicaid expansion 44-2
Expanding Medicaid in North Carolina passed a hurdle Wednesday afternoon as the N.C. Senate voted 44 to 2 to pass H.B. 149 Expanding Access to Healthcare. “What we are going to do is monumental,” said Sen. Mike Woodard, D-Durham. In addition to Medicaid expansion, the bill contains the partial repeal of some Certificate of Need or CON laws and the SAVE Act.
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N.C. Parent’s Bill of Rights heading to the Senate for a vote
A “Parents Bill of Rights” has cleared the way for a vote in the N.C.Senate after it was discussed Tuesday afternoon in the Senate Rules Committee.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses N.C. Senate leader’s embrace of Medicaid expansion
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger’s decision to support Medicaid expansion. Kokai offered these comments during the May 27, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
