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A partisan gerrymandering trial began Monday in North Carolina, where election advocacy groups and Democrats hope state courts will favor them in a political mapmaking dispute that the U.S. Supreme Court just declared is not the business of the federal courts.

A group tasked with fighting climate change is meeting in Winston-Salem this week. It's part of the state's plan to reduce greenhouse gases by 40 percent before 2025.

Officials at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem have proposed a rifle hunt to help manage the local deer population. Wildlife officials say the deer pose a major safety concern.

In a move that has close ties to a former Davidson County sheriff, a state House committee has passed a measure to bar felons from running for the office even if the conviction has been expunged.&n

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