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FEMA will stop matching 100 percent of Helene recovery money in North Carolina: Gov. Stein: ‘I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days.’

By Galen Bacharier NC Newsline FEMA has denied North Carolina’s request to continue matching 100 percent of the ...

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Invasive bass species spreads from WNC to coast

Alabama bass, which are invasive to North Carolina, are now in more rivers and lakes than ever before ...

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Teacher attrition declined in 2023-24 school year, still higher than average of past several years

NC Department of Public Instruction News Service The 2023-24 State of the Teaching Profession report, presented to the ...

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Mark Robinson ‘will not run’ for Senate in 2026, as he drops defamation lawsuit against CNN

By Galen Bacharier NC Newsline Former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, whose campaign for governor in 2024 was derailed ...

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North Carolina members of Congress introduce bill allowing ‘sanctuary cities’ to be sued

By Brandon Kingdollar NC Newsline North Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation in Congress Wednesday that would allow the victims ...

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Stein issues executive order on abortion, reproductive health care

By Galen Bacharier Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday supporting access and privacy for abortion, contraception and reproductive ...

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NC doctors say putting RFK Jr. in charge of US health policy would be dangerous

By Lynn Bonner NC Newsline The prospect of having vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of ...

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AG announces additional senior leadership team hires

Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced additional members of his senior leadership team at the North Carolina Department of ...

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US transportation dept. sends $352M in relief funding to repair infrastructure damage in NC, TN

As part of the ongoing and long-term support for communities affected by Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Department of ...

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Newly elected NC superintendent announces two hires

State Superintendent Mo Green has announced two new hires for the Government Affairs team at the North Carolina ...

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NC’s new governor signs five executive orders to expedite Helene recovery

By Clayton Henkel NC Newsline In his first full day on the job Thursday, North Carolina Governor Josh ...

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NC elections board will not order full recount in Supreme Court contest

The State Board of Elections will not order a full hand recount of all ballots in the N.C. ...

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Supreme Court election protest ensnares voters of all stripes, including some elected officials

Republican candidate, Judge Jefferson Griffin, has challenged thousands of voter registrations — scroll down to see if you’re ...

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NC legislature approves bill that shifts government power away from Democrats: Lawmakers from western North Carolina leave Raleigh frustrated at lack of substantial Helene aid spending

By Galen Bacharier and Brandon Kingdollar NC Newsline Republican lawmakers in North Carolina approved wide-ranging legislation Wednesday that ...

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Republican NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin challenges more than 60,000 ballots

By Lynn Bonner  N.C. Newsline Trailing incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs by 625 votes, Republican Appeals Court ...

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NC Republican lawmakers move to curb power of statewide offices won by Democrats

By Galen Bacharier NC Newsline Republicans in the North Carolina legislature moved swiftly Tuesday to reduce the authority ...

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Riggs inches ahead of Griffin in the race for NC Supreme Court, with more votes to count

By Lynn Bonner NC Newsline Incumbent Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, was leading Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson ...

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Western NC landscaper hit with injunction for allegedly charging $25K to remove trees after Helene

By Brandon Kingdollar NC Newsline A western North Carolina landscaper was hit with a preliminary injunction for allegedly ...

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NC Gov.-elect Josh Stein launches transition team: Here’s who’s on it

By Galen Bacharier  NC Newsline Governor-elect Josh Stein’s transition team will include longtime advisors to him and Gov. ...

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Commissioner Josh Dobson resigns from the N.C. Department of Labor

Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson submitted his resignation to the governor effective Wednesday at 5 p.m. In a ...

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Democrats may have weakened GOP control in North Carolina’s state legislature: Preliminary results indicate House supermajority is broken by one seat. Some races could see recounts

By: Rob Schofield, Galen Bacharier and Lynn Bonner  NC Newsline Republicans will remain in power in both houses of the North Carolina ...

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Stein defeats Robinson in North Carolina governor’s race: Attorney General wins high-profile contest defined by GOP nominee’s controversies, keeping the office in Democratic hands

By Galen Bacharier NC Newsline Josh Stein will be North Carolina’s next governor. The attorney general defeated Republican ...

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Morrow remains combative in conceding NC superintendent’s race to Green:

By Christine Zhu NC Newsline Republican Michele Morrow declared she would keep fighting for change in public schools ...

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is elected as the state’s governor

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on ...

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Nine facts about the NC vote counting, reporting process

Submitted from N.C. Board of Elections As Election Day nears for the 2024 general election, the State Board ...

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$368M awarded in needs-based school construction grants

Seven school districts will share more than $360 million in new state lottery-funded grant awards for school construction, ...

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Fact check: Debunking misinformation surrounding Helene

By Christine Zhu NC Newsline With a massive natural disaster devastating portions of North Carolina in recent days, ...

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Election officials plan for voting post-Helene

As rescue and recovery efforts continue after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina election officials are working to ensure voters ...

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