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8 congressmen, 38 legislators face Super Tuesday challenges
Registered voters in the state this cycle will choose a US senator, all 14 US House representatives, one state Supreme Court judge and three appellate justices.
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NC’s 16 electors officially go to Trump as debates continue over America’s Electoral College system
Marking the 59th meeting of the Electoral College in North Carolina’s history, the electors gathered in state capitals across the country on December 17 as part of the process that takes place every four years.
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Judges uphold five of seven targeted boards in Cooper v. Berger appointments fight
A unanimous three-judge panel has upheld five of seven newly constituted state boards Gov. Roy Cooper had targeted in a lawsuit. The Democratic governor had argued that all seven boards violated the state constitution because Republican lawmakers took away Cooper’s appointment powers.
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Elkin school board resolves state pension spiking dispute
The Elkin City Schools Board of Education has resolved its pension spiking dispute with the state treasurer’s Retirement Systems Division. The resolution effectively ended a lawsuit that once involved six local school boards and a community college.
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Judges reject injunction in Cooper v Berger appointments fight
A three-judge panel has denied Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for an injunction blocking recent actions from the state Environmental Management Commission. The panel made that unanimous decision Friday after a nearly three-hour hearing in a lawsuit pitting Cooper against Republican legislative leaders. The decision also dissolved a temporary restraining order against the EMC that had remained in effect for a month.
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Five school boards, community college settle state pension-spiking disputes
Five county school boards and trustees at one state community college are dropping their court appeals for refunds of money paid to the state retirement system in pension-spiking cases. If they had won their legal battle, refunds would have totaled more than $434,000, not counting at least five years of interest.
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Appointments fight between Cooper, lawmakers returns to three-judge panel
A lawsuit pitting Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper against Republican legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissions is heading back to a three-judge panel. A single judge made that decision Thursday morning after a court hearing in Raleigh.
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Newby steps into appointments fight between Cooper, legislators
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has stepped into the legal battle between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissions. A hearing in the case scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been delayed one week.
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Legislative leaders want to shift appointments fight back to three-judge panel
Top state lawmakers want a court battle with Gov. Roy Cooper over appointments to state boards and commissions returned to a three-judge panel. Legislative lawyers filed a motion Tuesday in Wake County Superior Court asking for the transfer from a single Wake County judge.
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Cooper wins court ruling against environmental appointment changes
Lawyers for Gov. Roy Cooper returned to court Thursday afternoon to fight recent changes in appointments to North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission. A Superior Court judge granted Cooper a temporary restraining order blocking the EMC's most recent actions.
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Legislative leaders ask court to dismiss Cooper’s appointments lawsuit
Top state legislative leaders are asking a Superior Court panel to dismiss Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit challenging changes to appointments for selected state boards and commissions. The panel granted Cooper an injunction on Nov. 1 blocking changes for three boards.
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Three-judge panel blocks part of new law in appointments fight between Cooper, lawmakers
A three-judge Superior Court panel has blocked part of a new state law that shifts some government board appointment powers from Gov. Roy Cooper to the Republican-controlled General Assembly or other executive officers. The judges granted a preliminary injunction against changes to appointments to the state Economic Investment Committee, Commission for Public Health, and Board of Transportation. Judges refused to block changes to the Environmental Management Commission and Coastal Resources Commission.
