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NC budget raises sports-betting tax, adds prediction markets
New NC budget raises sports-betting taxes, redirects revenue to public universities, and creates a new tax on prediction markets.
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Property tax rates to rise in 4 of NC’s 5 biggest counties
County managers across the five counties cited many of the same fiscal pressures: rising costs, school funding needs, public safety demands, slower revenue growth, and uncertainty over state and federal funding.
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Stein signs bill delaying new property tax valuations
Gov. Josh Stein signed two bills into law Friday, including one that would delay the use of new property tax values in counties that conducted 2026 reappraisals.
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NC Appeals Court rules forced COVID vaccination case can proceed
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will allow a Guilford County mother and son to move forward with their forced COVID vaccination claims against the local school board and a medical society.
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NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Stein’s desk
NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Gov. Josh Stein, pausing 2026 values in 12 counties for one year.
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NC A&T faces probe after audit reveals $5M in misused aid
The improper distribution of more than $5 million in financial aid to possibly ineligible recipients at NC A&T State University prompted an audit by the state auditor and a criminal referral to the State Bureau of Investigation.
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Guilford official: Berger election protest claim ‘highly unlikely’
Guilford County’s elections director says it is “highly unlikely” that voters eligible to cast ballots in last month’s Senate District 26 Republican primary didn’t get the proper ballot.
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After recount confirms narrow Page lead, Berger concedes
Phil Berger concedes SD-26 race to Sam Page, ending a long tenure as Senate leader after a contest decided by just 23 votes.
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Berger recount leaves Page’s narrow lead unchanged
Recounts in Guilford and Rockingham counties leave Berger-Page margin unchanged, as both candidates lose a vote in Guilford and ballot protests head to hearings.
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Berger challenges 13 ballots in tight race against Page
Berger challenges 13 ballots in SD-26 race, citing incorrect ballots. He trails Sam Page by 23 votes and has requested a recount.
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Berger requests recount after Page’s narrow lead holds through canvass
Senate Leader Phil Berger seeks recount in SD-26 GOP primary, after canvass confirms he trails Sheriff Sam Page by 23 votes in one of the tightest races in NC history.
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Berger recount team says some voters may have received wrong ballot
Berger recount team alleges some SD-26 voters may have received wrong ballots and claims Page campaign texts discourage voters from raising concerns.
