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House reveals budget proposal with large focus on education appropriations

The first budget draft of the short session was released on Monday night with a primary focus on funding education and state agency salaries.

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.

House to release budget proposal as Senate leader warns against overspending

Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, told the Carolina Journal that the House is not only overspending but also using funds from reserve accounts to fund non-essential projects.

Cooper vetoes bill making juvenile justice changes

Gov. Roy Cooper pulled out his veto stamp a second time this year — this time striking down a bill making changes to North Carolina’s “Raise the Age” legislation. Cooper handed down his veto of House Bill 834 at 4:59 p.m. Friday.

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Carolina Journal’s Donna King assesses NC budget stalemate

Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the latest developments in North Carolina’s state budget debate. King offered these comments during the June 14, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”

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Lawmakers tout $500 million economic benefit of US Open in Pinehurst

The state appropriated $18 million in incentives and millions of dollars in extra tax breaks to the USGA in a 2020 bill.

Bill restoring driving privileges for certain DWI offenders passes Senate

All 46 senators present voted in favor of House Bill 250, which allows someone who has a second driving while impaired offense to get a limited driving privilege as long as their vehicle has an interlock installed.

US Supreme Court rejects placing more restrictions on mifepristone

On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court voted 9-0, led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, to deny a bid led by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine to restrict use and access to the abortion pill, mifepristone.

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Group raises awareness of scams targeting seniors in NC

With scams targeting senior citizens on the rise, members of the North Carolina Senior Consumer Fraud Task Force representing the offices of North Carolina Secretary of State, North Carolina Insurance Commission, and State Attorney General, along with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, United Way of North Carolina, and AARP North Carolina, wanted to bring awareness of such fraud at a press conference Wednesday at the NC Secretary of State’s office.

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State Supreme Court temporarily blocks order against NCSU in Poe Hall dispute

The state Supreme Court granted North Carolina State University a temporary stay Thursday in a legal fight tied to the shutdown of Poe Hall. The high court blocked an Appeals Court order that would have allowed outside investigators into the building that closed last November.

Orr, legislative lawyer square off in ‘fair elections’ lawsuit

Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and the General Assembly’s top redistricting lawyer debated “fair elections” before a three-judge Superior Court panel Thursday morning. Orr asked the court to declare that North Carolinians have a constitutional right to fair elections. State legislative leaders urged judges to dismiss Orr’s case.