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NC lawmakers debate $10 strip club fee amid 1st Amendment concerns
NC lawmakers consider a $10 fee on strip clubs serving alcohol, sparking debate over sexual assault funding and First Amendment rights.
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NC Senate to consider Convention of States resolution as supporters rally at legislature
All eyes are on North Carolina as the state Senate weighs House Joint Resolution 235 calling for an Article V convention.
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Eminent domain puts Moncure properties in crosshairs of NC’s VinFast project
Van Anh Nguyen, VinFast’s U.S. Manufacturing CEO met with Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state and local officials, and representatives from Central Carolina Community College last week to announce the partnership between the college and the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer.
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House approves amendment to restrict eminent domain amendment, strengthen property rights
A supermajority of the N.C. House has approved a proposed constitutional amendment to strengthen private property rights against eminent domain land takings. The proposed amendment, House Bill 271, would hit the ballot in 2022. The bill passed the House, 101-17, Thursday, March 25. Eminent domain, Jon Guze has written, “refers to the government’s power to...
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House Education Committee approves two bills changing school performance grades
Lawmakers in the House are working to give the Senate some options for changing how school performance grades are calculated, including one change that would split the single performance grade into two separate grades for achievement and growth. The House K-12 Education Committee approved a couple of school performance grade bills during its Tuesday, March...
