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Private funding bill for commercial property improvements sent to Gov. Cooper

Capital expenditure programs are offered in over 30 states. In North Carolina, it would enable property owners and qualifying commercial property to apply to the Economic Development Partnership of NC to be approved for long-term financing provided by private lenders.

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Unanimous NC Supreme Court revives lawsuit challenging Kinston condemnations

The state Supreme Court will allow plaintiffs to move forward with a lawsuit challenging Kinston’s condemnation program as racially discriminatory. The unanimous high court ruling Friday overturns a decision from North Carolina’s second-highest court.

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Greenville red-light critics seek NC Supreme Court rehearing on refunds

Plaintiffs who lost a state Supreme Court battle against Greenville’s red-light camera enforcement program are seeking a rehearing. They ask North Carolina’s high court to revisit the issue of people seeking refunds from the government.

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Appeals Court rules against media seeking access to police traffic accident reports

A federal Appeals Court has rejected a lawsuit from two major North Carolina media outlets and a law firm seeking access to traffic accident reports from the state Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety, Raleigh, and two other cities. The decision announced Monday affirms a trial court ruling from US District Judge Loretta Biggs. She determined that she had no subject matter jurisdiction to consider the case.

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‘Right to Try’ moves through NC General Assembly

Companion legislation, HB 1029 and SB 871, have been moving through the General Assembly this week as bill sponsors seek to allow patients with terminal or severely debilitating diseases, who have exhausted all other options, to partake in experimental treatments when recommended by a physician.  Both the House Health Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee took...

Katherine Zehnder