Morning News Briefs: Thursday, November 17, 2016
Study Lays Out Faults In NC School Funding Formulas
The legislature's government watchdog agency is tackling the complicated and often uneven formulas for distributing billions of dollars a
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Study Finds Inequities In School Funding; Wealthy Districts Benefit Most
A new report from a government watchdog agency is finding flaws with the way North Carolina allocates money to public and charter schools.
Why No Marijuana Information? Keith Scott Toxicology Report Leaves A Key Question
The chief state medical examiner's office released autopsy and toxicology reports for Keith Scott, and they shed little new light on the shooting. In fact, they raise another question.
Refugee Advocates In The Triad Consider The Future Under Trump Administration
One area agency, World Relief High Point (WRHP), is seeing strong local support, but there's also a lot of uncertainty for what lies ahead.
Morning News Briefs: Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Supreme Court OKs Appointing "Substitute Justice" To Fill In
The North Carolina Supreme Court says it can bring back a retired justice to help out when a current justice is recused or disqu
Durham Elections Head: McCrory Vote Surge Unlikely There
It's unlikely Gov. Pat McCrory will find the surge of extra votes in heavily Democratic Durham County the Republican needs to reverse Attorney General Roy Cooper's statewide lead and win re-election, the county's GOP elections board chairman said Tuesday.
Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
McCrory Seeking $1B From Congress For Matthew Relief, Repair
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Duke Energy Seeks Permits For Coal Ash Cleanup
Officials with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality are weighing proposals from Duke Energy on how the waste from coal ash pits will be removed.
Twin Arches Now Part Of Winston-Salem Skyline
Winston-Salem now has a new landmark to greet visitors. Over the weekend, twin arches were installed over U.S. 52.
Across the Blue Ridge #46 - Early Grand Ole Opry Fiddlers Influence Today’s Players
This week's Across the Blue Ridge gives us a sense of the continuity of an important southern American fiddling tradition. Host Paul Brown traces the influence of Fiddlin' Arthur Smith and th