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Judge agrees to drop 27 plaintiffs from COVID bar shutdown case
A judge has agreed to drop 27 plaintiffs from the group of bar owners suing the governor over COVID-related mandatory shutdowns in 2020.
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Top NC court allows bar owners to pursue COVID shutdown cases against governor
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions Friday allowing bar owners in the state to pursue lawsuits against the governor over COVID-related shutdowns in 2020. The court’s majority emphasized the bar owners’ state constitutional rights to the “fruits of their own labor.”
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Arrested COVID shutdown protester takes case to NC court
A woman arrested after a 2020 Raleigh protest of then-Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 shutdown order heads back to court next week. She will ask a Wake County judge to allow her to proceed with a lawsuit against state and local officials.
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Stein, Cooper seek injunction against Highway Patrol commander changes
Outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper and his successor, Governor-elect Josh Stein, are seeking an injunction to block a new state law that would prevent Stein from appointing a new State Highway Patrol commander. Cooper and Stein filed paperwork Tuesday to stop the shift while their lawsuit proceeds against state legislative leaders.
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Report: NC 9th highest gas tax in the nation
North Carolina has one of the highest gas taxes in the nation. The emergence of electric vehicles diminishes the gas tax as a practical implementation of the user fee for road use. To close this loophole, many states have considered implementing a mileage-based user fee.
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Cooper, Stein challenge latest NC elections board changes in court
Outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein are challenging North Carolina legislative leaders’ latest plan for shifting control of appointments to the State Board of Elections. Cooper and Stein filed court documents Monday to fight provisions of Senate Bill 382.
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Whistleblower report blows the lid on VinFast vehicles safety
A British whistleblower has been fired over his alleged claims that VinFast vehicles can fall apart while driving, causing serious injuries or death, as in the case of a family of four from California that were killed earlier this year. The state of North Carolina is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the car maker's Chatham County manufacturing project.
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Amgen announces $1 billion expansion in North Carolina
Amgen, a biotechnology company, announced last week that it will invest $1 billion in expanding its manufacturing facility in Wake County’s Holly Springs. This project is a recipient of taxpayer-funded county incentives and a state Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG). “North Carolina’s reputation as one of the world’s leading centers for biotechnology soars even higher with...
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Recent power battle enters into Cooper v. Berger appointments fight
The recent political dispute over Senate Bill 382 has worked its way into court filings in the Cooper v. Berger court case involving appointments to seven state boards and commissions. The North Carolina Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear the case in the coming months.
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Embattled NCORR orders the stop of new construction, stops paying contractors
The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) is facing new questions after a report surfaced that it has ordered contractors to stop building new homes for Hurricanes Florence and Matthew victims and has stopped paying contractors already in the middle of construction projects.
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Cooper’s Council of Indian Affairs echoes concerns with Stein appointment
Monday, Rep. Jarrod Lowery, R-Robeson, sent a letter to Governor-elect Josh Stein expressing concern about the appointment of Eastern Band of Cherokee (EBCI) Chief Michell Hicks to his administration. In press release Tuesday, Lowery pointed to similar concerns held by Gov. Roy Cooper’s Commission of Indian Affairs, expressed in a Dec. 6 letter sent by...
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Sharp drop in NC’s charitable giving noted by Council of State in final meeting of the year
Among the goodbyes and farewells of over half of the North Carolina Council of State members, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall pointed out North Carolinians' dramatic cut in charitable giving this year. Gov. Roy Cooper also encouraged members to stay focused on western North Carolina Helene recovery, wherever their next post of service will be.
