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Early In-Person Voting Begins For 2 Congressional Seats
Early in-person voting is starting for two special congressional elections in North Carolina.
Early-voting sites open Wednesday in 17 counties composing the eastern 3rd Congressional District and eight counties that fill the south-central 9th District.
The winner of the 3rd District race will succeed the late Rep. Walter Jones Jr., who died in February. The State Board of Elections ordered a new election in the 9th District after an investigation into absentee ballot fraud during last November's election.
Candidates on the 3rd District ballot include Democrat Allen Thomas and Republican Greg Murphy. The 9th District candidates include Democrat Dan McCready and Republican Dan Bishop.
Seeking To End NC Budget Impasse, Cooper Talks To Teachers
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says Republican lawmakers need to meet with him to end a budget stalemate and give North Carolina public school teachers and staff better raises than what the GOP offered in the spending bill he vetoed.
Cooper met with some teachers, a principal and other education workers during a roundtable discussion at the Executive Mansion on Tuesday. It was the latest event Cooper has held to try to persuade GOP lawmakers to negotiate a final two-year budget.
Several previous roundtables have emphasized Cooper's support for expanding Medicaid, which Republican legislative leaders oppose.
Difference On Smokable Hemp Ban Date Threatens Bill Passage
A one-month difference over when to ban smokable hemp in North Carolina risks scuttling final passage this year of broader legislation designed to regulate the rapidly expanding hemp industry.
The full House scheduled debate for Wednesday on the legislature's annual farm bill, which has worked its way through several Senate and House committees this year.
Duke Energy Push To Set NC Prices For Multiple Years Stalls
The country's largest electric company faces a setback as it pushes North Carolina for the chance to line up profitable infrastructure projects years into the future and bypass lengthy regulatory battles.
The state House amended legislation Tuesday that represents one of Duke Energy Corp.'s chief goals this year. The bill allowing multi-year rates now says the issue should be studied until next spring.
North Carolina Regulators Let Big Users Install Solar Power
Big institutions including universities and retail chains can now start moving into getting more of their power from the sun.
Duke Energy said Wednesday that it's moving ahead with plans allowed under a 2017 law to let large energy users select and negotiate prices and terms with renewable energy installers of their choice.
Companies must apply for the limited amount of solar power permitted under the state law. Applications open in October. More than half of the limit is reserved for military bases and University of North Carolina campuses.
Daughters Of Confederacy Asked To Remove North Carolina Monument
Commissioners in North Carolina say the United Daughters of the Confederacy must soon come up with a plan for removing a Confederate monument from a county courthouse's grounds.
The News & Observer reports Chatham County commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to ask the chapter to bring a removal plan by Oct. 1. If the deadline isn't met, the county said it would declare the monument public trespass and take steps to remove it. Monument supporters shouted that the board members were "traitors."
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