“Politicians are playing with women’s lives. Decisions about reproductive care are deeply personal. They should be made by a woman in consultation with her loved ones and her doctor. They should not be made by politicians.”
Lynn Bonner
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NC Budget Has Plenty of Surprises, Including Lots of Earmarks and Lower Raises Than State Employees Wanted
Legislators had more money to spend than they thought they would. Economists with said in a May financial forecast that the state will take in more than 10 percent over two years, or $6.2 billion more, than was estimated in June 2021.
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Duke Professor: More Lawsuits Over State Abortion Laws Are Coming
Court fights over abortion laws will continue, said Neil Siegel, a Duke University law professor. He expects to see state laws challenged for their vagueness.
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State Board of Elections Will Rule on GOP Request for Signature Checks on Mail-In Ballot Requests
Proponents tout election security, but opponents predict significant voter disenfranchisement.
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“Parents’ Bill of Rights” Targeting LGBTQ Kids Is Full of Wrongs, Opponents Say
Multiple speakers told the Senate Rules Committee HB 755 would endanger lives. The bill passed in the Senate this week.
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Republican-Led NC Senate Gives Preliminary Approval to Medicaid Expansion After Fighting It for Years
“It does my heart good that even though it took 10 years, you all are there,” Sen. Gladys Robinson, a Guilford County Democrat, said during Wednesday’s debate. “Praise the Lord.”
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Role of Outside Money Looms Larger Than Ever as PAC-Backed Candidates Surge to Primary Election Wins
Super PAC spending figured heavily in the Democratic primaries across the state and Triangle.
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Well-Heeled Candidates Sink Millions of Dollars of Personal Money Into Congressional Campaigns
Candidates for years have been using their own money to run for office.
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NC Congressional Candidates Fill Campaign Coffers With Lots of Their Own Money
Some candidates have loaned their campaigns significantly more than they’ve raised from supporters.
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COVID-19 Cases Expected to Increase in NC. Will Wastewater Help Us Know When?
North Carolina saw a slight uptick in cases between March 26 and April 2. For two weeks in March, about a third of the COVID-19 variants detected were omicron BA.2, the subvariant behind the rise in cases in the United Kingdom and parts of Asia.