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Robinson and Stein discuss education and the economy in Wilmington

North Carolina gubernatorial candidates, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson and Attorney General Josh Stein, spoke to a crowd of over 500 Thursday at the Greater Wilmington Business Journal’s Power Breakfast.  Economy  Robinson, the Republican nominee and Stein, the Democratic nominee both came out of the gate with their view on the economic future for the state.  “We have to make...

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Three-judge panel dismisses Orr’s ‘fair elections’ lawsuit

A unanimous three-judge panel has dismissed former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr’s lawsuit seeking a state constitutional right to “fair elections.” Judges agreed Orr’s complaint raised political questions that a court should not address.

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Top NC court rejects pension spiking cases from Harnett, Wilson counties

The North Carolina Supreme Court will not take up pension spiking cases involving the Harnett and Wilson county school boards. In both cases, the state’s second-highest court ruled against the school systems in their disputes with the state employees’ retirement system.

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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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School-choice advocates dismayed as lawmakers fail to fund Opportunity Scholarship waitlist

North Carolina lawmakers left the state capital on Friday without fully funding the waitlist for the state’s school choice voucher program, even though both House and Senate leadership agree that the funding fix needs to happen. Lawmakers will return to Raleigh July 10 for a skeletal session, and then five more times this year: July 29, Sept....

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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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