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Helene drives push for stronger emergency communications
Officials at the June 22 GROW NC meeting said strengthening communications infrastructure has become one of the state's top public safety priorities.
Opinion
Time to change NC’s outdated ready-to-drink cocktail laws
NC law should not force consumers toward malt-based alternatives simply because those products fit more neatly into older regulatory categories.
News
NC House Democrats push nearly $1 billion public-safety package
NC House Democrats have unveiled two bills that would add just under $1 billion in recurring spending on pay for correctional officers, troopers, court staff, and behavioral-health treatment.
News
Jury finds Highway Patrol guilty of retaliation in NC trooper’s suit
A federal jury has found the North Carolina Highway Patrol guilty of retaliation in the case of a state trooper who was fired after raising concerns about mandatory COVID testing.
Opinion
It’s time to modernize our ABC liquor laws
Retail sales for liquors and spirits should be legalized so North Carolinians have the same reasonable access and choice they expect in every other part of the marketplace.
News
NC House, Senate announce budget framework
The agreement includes an average 8% teacher pay raise, with legislators saying the plan would make NC’s starting teacher pay “No. 1 in the South.”
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Court wrestles with First Amendment rights and law enforcement video
North Carolina’s second-highest court must decide whether a trial judge violated a woman’s First Amendment rights when he limited her ability to share law enforcement videos with the public. The videos were tied to a state trooper’s fatal shooting of the woman’s dogs in 2024.
News
Family of NC lineman killed in hit-and-run calls for stronger penalties
For Rudzki’s family, the push for reform is about more than legislation. It is an effort to ensure that his life and work are remembered.
News
State Health Plan expands no-cost surgeries through Novant deal
Hundreds of thousands of North Carolina State Health Plan (NCSHP) members across the state will soon have access to no-cost, high-quality surgical care.
News
Law enforcement agencies warn legislators of rising demands
NC’s top prosecutors and state law enforcement leaders urged lawmakers to align authority, staffing, and funding with growing public safety demands during a Feb. 12 hearing of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety.
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North Carolina begins cleanup following historic snowfall
North Carolina is digging out after a nor’easter dumped record snow statewide. Carteret County led totals, with Eastern NC seeing its biggest storm since 1989 or 1980.
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DOT urges drivers off roads as ice, bitter cold grip NC
On Monday morning, Duke Energy reports 34,278 customers statewide without power following the ice storm that swept across the state. The NC Highway Patrol reports more than 600 crashes on the state's roads over the weekend.
