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Rouzer named chairman of subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials
Rouzer addresses streamlining the project approval process in the first T&I hearing.
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Foxx named Rules chair for US House
North Carolina's Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, NC-05, has been tapped by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Lousiana, to chair the powerful US House Committee on Rules. She was ratified by the conference Tuesday morning.
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North Carolina’s five new GOP representatives sworn into Trump-era 119th Congress
In a joint session Monday, Congress is set to count electoral college votes and certify the November 2024 election, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding.
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NC’s personal income tax rate dips to 4.25% at start of 2025
North Carolina is among nine states where the personal income tax rates were lowered this week as state governments welcomed in the new year with scheduled tax reductions.
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Hendersonville and Cary named two of the “Cutest Christmas Towns in the South”
Two North Carolina towns made Southern Living magazine’s list of the 18 Cutest Christmas Towns in the South.
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Twelve state AGs support Florida State in media-rights fight with ACC
Attorneys general in Florida and 11 other states support Florida State University in its legal battle with the Atlantic Coast Conference over sports media rights. An earlier court filing labeled the case a $700 million dispute.
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Winning plaintiffs reject SCOTUS review of NC transgender treatment case
Plaintiffs are asking the nation’s highest court not to consider a case challenging the North Carolina State Health Plan’s ban on funding medical treatments typically sought by transgender patients. The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the plaintiffs and against the State Health Plan in April.
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Cooper gets a D on Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card
The report, which is done biennially, examines state budget actions since 2022. Governors receiving an A have reduced taxes and spending the most, whereas governors receiving an F have increased taxes and spending the most.
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24 states support NC appeal to SCOTUS in transgender treatment case
Twenty-four states filed a brief this week supporting North Carolina and West Virginia in their appeals to the US Supreme Court. The states seek to a reverse a federal Appeals Court ruling forcing taxpayer-funded health plans to cover medical treatments sought mainly by transgender people.
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NC among states with highest number of break-ins as Charlotte’s murder rate climbs
A new study has highlighted North Carolina as one of the top ten states in the United States where residents are most vulnerable to break-ins. The study comes as Charlotte reports a spike in murder rates, up 22% over last year.
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Dental hygienist’s licensing dispute relies on NC’s 2019 criminal reforms
The issue spotlights reforms made in the North Carolina General Assembly to help reformed ex-offenders find work and become productive citizens again.
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Appeals Court splits, 8-6, in rejecting NC health plan’s transgender coverage rules
The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the North Carolina State Health Plan’s ban on coverage of medical treatments sought mainly by transgender people. The decision created an 8-6 split among the appellate jud
