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State issues burn ban as fires rage across western NC

The North Carolina Forest Service issues a statewide burn ban as wildfires continue to burn across western North Carolina. As of Tuesday afternoon, five fires classified as “active” burn in the High County region. Counties include Wilkes, Avery, Mitchel, and McDowell. The Cane Creek Wildfire in Wilkes County is the largest reported fire, spreading over...

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NAACP appeals ruling upholding NC voter ID, tax cap amendments

The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is appealing a three-judge panel’s recent ruling upholding the state’s constitutional amendments on voter identification and the state income tax cap. Judges rejected in September the NAACP’s arguments that the voter-approved amendments were racially discriminatory.

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Judges uphold North Carolina’s voter ID, tax cap constitutional amendments

A bipartisan three-judge panel has upheld North Carolina’s 2018 state constitutional amendments guaranteeing photo identification for voters and lowering the state’s cap on income tax rates. It’s a case that prompted Carolina Journal’s “Extreme Injustice” podcast.

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Speaker-Designate Hall announces key staff as long session looms

In a press release Tuesday, North Carolina House Speaker-Designate Hall, R-Caldwell, unveiled senior staff hires for the Office of the Speaker as he takes over the leadership position. Elected members of the NC General Assembly are expected to be sworn in on Wednesday, January 8, as the long legislative session begins. Senior members of Hall’s...

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Judges grant motions for both sides in NC constitutional amendment dispute

The three-judge panel overseeing a legal dispute over two 2018 North Carolina state constitutional amendments granted motions Monday helping both sides in the case. One amendment placed a photo identification requirement for voters into the state’s governing document. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates from 10% to 7%.

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