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Homeless voters’ residency issues raise red flag for NC judge

A recent North Carolina court ruling might mean the end is near for a two-year legal battle over a Robeson County mayoral election. But one state Appeals Court judge hopes the case sparks new action on an issue that could crop up in future electoral contests. Judge Donna Stroud and two colleagues ruled unanimously on...

Mitch Kokai
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Appeals Court tackles COVID, CON, public records, slander

The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued decisions Wednesday reviving a COVID-related death benefits claim from the family of a former Winston-Salem police officer, rejecting a western North Carolina certificate-of-need complaint, granting part of Matthews’ request in a public records dispute with a Charlotte television station, and rejecting a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesperson’s slander suit.

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No refunds after court overturns 2024 Duke Energy rate adjustments

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has determined that the state Utilities Commission made a mistake in 2024 when allowing Duke Energy to raise rates based on unrecovered fuel costs from 2022. Yet a change in state law in 2025 means that customers will see no refunds based on the mistake.

CJ Staff