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NC elections board rejects Pembroke mayor’s arguments in Appeals Court filing

The North Carolina State Board of Elections urges the state Appeals Court to uphold a lower court’s ruling against a 2023 election protest from Pembroke Mayor Gregory Cummings. Court orders in the case have allowed Cummings to remain in office nearly two years after he appeared to lose the 2023 election by 19 votes to challenger Allen Dial.

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SCOTUS rejects appeal from cop killer Golphin

The nation’s highest court will not take up the case of a North Carolina man serving a life sentence without parole in the murder of two law enforcement officers in 1997. The US Supreme Court rejected Kevin Salvador Golphin’s appeal along with dozens of other cases Tuesday. Justices offered no commentary about the decision.

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Tourism groups support suit against Currituck tax at top NC court

Groups tied to North Carolina’s travel and tourism industry are backing a lawsuit against Currituck County at the state’s highest court. The suit from local taxpayers contends that county commissioners have violated state law when spending occupancy tax money.

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