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Lawmakers aim to reform NC’s foster care system in new proposal
The challenge is that permananecy depends on multiple systems seamlessly working together, including the courts, child welfare, behavioral health and more.
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Judge rules Cleveland workers will get no extra money in overtime pay dispute
Nine Cleveland County employees will get no extra pay from a lawsuit focusing on “overtime gap time.” A federal judge issued an order Monday rejecting the workers' claims for back pay in a dispute that started in 2018.
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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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NC Passes Citizen-Only Voting amendment
An amendment to the state constitution, which only allows non-citizens to vote in any state election, has passed.
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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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Top NC court skeptical that federal law blocks teen’s forced COVID vaccination suit
North Carolina Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Wednesday that a federal law blocks a 14-year-old boy and his mother from pursuing a lawsuit based on the teen's forced vaccination against COVID-19.
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Report: North Carolina voters closely resemble their electorate
According to a recent report by personal finance website WalletHub, North Carolina is the 10th best-represented state on election day.
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Tropical Storm Helene causing death and destruction across western North Carolina
Tropical Storm Helene has brought death and destruction as it made its way to North Carolina Friday.
