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Judges consider motion to end ‘Extreme Injustice’ case

A three-judge panel spent two hours Thursday listening to arguments for and against ending a six-yard-old legal challenge to two North Carolina state constitutional amendments. One amendment guarantees a photo identification requirement for voters. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates.

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Samaritan’s Purse gets a boost with unclaimed funds from State Treasurer’s office

A Boone Christian-based humanitarian aid organization that has been at the forefront of helping with recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene received a boost Friday with over $50,000 of unclaimed funds from the North Carolina State Treasurer’s office.

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Robinson back on campaign trail with plans to ‘take CNN to task’ amid staff shake-up

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson was in Wilkes County Monday, back on the campaign trail after a weekend of resignations among staff and a CNN report late last week alleging he made inflammatory posts on porn websites more than a decade ago.

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Amendment critics oppose lawmakers’ request to end 6-year-old legal battle

Critics of two state constitutional amendments North Carolina voters approved in 2018 oppose state legislative leaders' latest request in a six-year-old legal battle. Lawmakers have asked a three-judge panel to end the case involving voter ID and income taxes.

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State Supreme Court hears multiple SAFE Child Act cases

North Carolina’s highest court devoted its calendar Wednesday to hearing cases challenging part of the state’s 2019 SAFE Child Act. That law opened a two-year window for alleged victims of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits that had been barred by the statute of limitations.

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Lawmakers boost case for ending ‘Extreme Injustice’ amendments battle

North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders are renewing their request to end a nearly six-year-old legal battle over two state constitutional amendments voters approved in 2018. One mandates a photo identification requirement for voters. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates. In a memorandum filed Monday, lawyers for top lawmakers explained why a three-judge Superior Court panel should end the case, NC NAACP v. Moore.

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65 days until early voting, NC political parties kick ground game into high gear

All North Carolinians can begin casting their ballots in the 2024 election in just 65 days, and all hands are on deck as every campaign and parties work tirelessly to convince likely voters that their messaging is best.

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Top NC court to hear multiple SAFE Child Act cases in September

The North Carolina Supreme Court has scheduled a full work day in September for cases related to the SAFE Child Act. The 2019 state law allowed alleged victims of child sex abuse to file lawsuits in 2020 and 2021, years after those suits had been barred by the statute of limitations.

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