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Trump pardons Meadows, Powell in 2020 election-interference case
President Donald Trump has granted pardons to 77 people who were accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, including Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell.
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Stein signs bills, but still reviewing ‘Iryna’s law’ justice reforms
Gov. Stein signs two bills but delays signing “Iryna’s Law,” a NC justice reform bill with bail limits, mental health reviews, and death penalty rules.
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Energy company pulls the plug on operations at $1.4B NC factory
Natron Energy, a California-based company that planned to build the first US gigawatt-scale sodium-ion battery plant in Edgecombe County, is ending operations on Wednesday.
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Dept of Ed releases frozen education funding to NC, other states
The US Department of Education is releasing $6.8 billion in education funding that it had originally frozen on June 30, including over $165 million for North Carolina.
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NC joins other states in suing the federal govt for frozen education funds
On Monday, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 24 other mainly Democrat run states in suing the federal government to prevent it from freezing funds for NC’s schools and educators.
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Study: NC beer contains high levels of PFAS
NC beers typically showed more PFAS compounds than beers from Michigan or California, other states examined in the study.
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Report: NCSBE gets a ‘C’ for its handling of the 2024 election
A nonpartisan national election-integrity watchdog gave the NC State Board of Elections a grade of “C” for multiple failures undermining voter confidence with administering the 2024 election.
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New classical college in Wake Forest marks historic commencement of first class
The college emphasizes affordability, with a tuition of $4,000 per 15-week term, and a commitment to graduating students debt-free.
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McNabb named special guest at Trump speech after fighting for transgender ban in women’s sports
A former high school volleyball player, McNabb was severely injured by a transgender, biological male, during a match in 2022. Since then, she has been lobbying for a ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports at both the state and federal levels.
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Dental boards still dominated by insiders 10 years after SCOTUS case from NC
Ten years after the US Supreme Court handed down an antitrust ruling against North Carolina’s dental board, similar boards across the country have done little to respond to the high court’s decision. That’s a key finding in a new report the Pacific Legal Foundation released Wednesday.
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NC legislature top target for Democrats looking ahead
Considered a "power-building" state, the North Carolina House and Senate offer Democrats the “best opportunities to gain seats in tough chambers and check MAGA extremism, including by defending the veto power of Democratic governors.”
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AG Jackson adds NC to lawsuit challenging Trump NIH cuts
On Monday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a lawsuit with 21 other states, seeking to prevent funding cuts to the National Institute of Health (NIH).
