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Kinston condemnation ruling could affect state Supreme Court CON case

A recent state Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit over Kinston’s property condemnation practices could have an impact on a separate case involving state health care regulation. The state Supreme Court issued an order Friday setting a 30-day deadline for new briefs in the case Singleton v. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The case challenges North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law.

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SCOTUS overturns ‘Chevron’ precedent as state’s top court ponders deference

The US Supreme Court overturned Friday a controversial 40-year-old precedent that called for courts to defer to government agencies’ interpretations when considering ambiguous laws. The end of so-called “Chevron deference” arrives as North Carolina’s top court prepares to consider its own deference case.

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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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Lawmakers unanimously pass ‘Right to Try’ through state legislature

State lawmakers have given unanimous final passage to "Right to Try Individualized Treatments" (House Bill 98). The measure 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. 

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NC House committee supports bill holding PFAS manufacturers liable for cleanup

The North Carolina House Environment Committee voted in support of House Bill 864 (PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability), which would mandate PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) manufacturers to cover cleanup costs for public water systems across the state.

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NC Senate passes ban on Central Bank Digital Currency

The US Federal Reserve will likely soon be prohibited from testing a Central Bank Digital Currency system in the state of North Carolina.  The General Assembly has passed an act prohibiting payments to the state using central bank digital currency. The legislation, HB 690, also prohibits North Carolina from participating in the Federal Reserve branch’s...

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