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Court Plans To 'Act Promptly' On Remap, Election Decision
A federal court that struck down 28 North Carolina legislative districts last summer says it intends to "act promptly" on deciding when new maps should be redrawn and whether a special election is necessary in light of a Supreme Court ruling last week affirming its decision.
The U.S. District Court in Greensboro issued a written notice Friday, a day after attorneys for voters who successfully sued asked a three-judge panel to decide quickly on a schedule to fix the districts.
The court invited attorneys for the state, legislators and the State Board of Elections to provide input "as expeditiously as possible."
Litter Pickup By NC Prisoners Poised For Scrap Heap
Prisoners picking up trash while guards keep close watch has been a common sight along North Carolina roads for more than 100 years. But that could soon go away.
The proposed state budget is almost certain to stop sending money to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice to pay for litter crews and road squads. Both House and Senate budget offers include the shift, which would allow the Department of Transportation to use more private contractors.
Transportation budget-writers say data show prison teams are more expensive than contractors when miles of roadside covered are factored in.
Bank Of America Ends Funding Over Trump Scene
Bank of America is the latest company to have problems with a Manhattan-based theater company's portrayal of Julius Caesar as a Donald Trump look-alike in a business suit who gets knifed to death.
The Charlotte-based company tweeted a statement Sunday night saying it's withdrawing its funding for the Public Theater's production of "Julius Caesar." It said the theater "chose to present Julius Caesar in such a way that was intended to provoke and offend."
In Charlotte, Body Cams Not Required For Moonlighting Police
Charlotte is among the cities identified in an Associated Press report that shows many of the country's biggest cities don't require body cameras for officers who moonlight in their uniforms at security jobs.
An Associated Press review of the nation's 20 biggest cities finds that just five have rules mandating body cameras for uniformed officers doing work outside their regular hours. It's common for officers to earn extra money working for private employers ranging from hospitals to nightclubs.
Charlotte began using body cameras in 2015. Off-duty officers are not required to use them while moonlighting.
North Carolina Marker To Honor Slave Who Killed His Master
Officials in North Carolina are dedicating a historical marker to a slave who killed his master and the lawyer whose arguments spared him the death penalty.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the marker unveiled Saturday in Battleboro remembers the actions of the slave named Will in 1834 as "a simple act of resistance to slavery."
Will refused to give a fellow slave a hoe he made with his own hands, so their slave owner shot Will in the back at an Edgecombe County plantation. Will then cut the slave owner on the hip with a knife and he bled to death.
The marker also honors lawyer Bartholomew Moore. He got Will's murder charge argued down to manslaughter by saying even slaves had a right to self-defense.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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