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North Carolina Prosecutor Expands Fight Against Youth Vaping
North Carolina's top prosecutor says he's expanding efforts to halt e-cigarette marketing to teens by suing eight more manufacturers of vaping products.
Attorney General Josh Stein announced on Tuesday that he's filing lawsuits against eight e-cigarette companies. The lawsuits allege they are marketing to young people with candy and dessert flavors, as well as social media ads. He's asking courts in the traditional tobacco-growing state to shut down marketing to underage people.
Stein previously announced in May he was suing the company that makes Juul, the dominant brand in the e-cigarette market.
More Scrutiny On Hurricane Recovery From NC Republicans
North Carolina Republican lawmakers in Raleigh and Washington say they're seeking more answers about delayed federal hurricane recovery funds for housing repairs or reimbursements.
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis will join top General Assembly leaders on Wednesday for a news conference. House Speaker Tim Moore's office says they'll talk about legislative proposals and hearings.
A spring report by the legislature's government watchdog agency blamed administrative mistakes and a lack of expertise for state delays in distributing federal community block grant funds earmarked for Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
Bill Addressing Ballot 'Harvesting' Gets Initial NC House OK
Stricter rules for requesting mail-in absentee ballots in North Carolina and more severe crimes for people who collect them have received tentative approval in the state House.
The bill voted for by a near-unanimous chamber on Tuesday also would reinstate permanently the extension of early in-person voting until the last Saturday before each election.
The measure largely addresses problems that surfaced during a 2018 congressional race involving "harvesting" of absentee ballots by political operatives. State election officials ordered a new 9th Congressional District election.
Candidates In North Carolina Special Election Meet For Debate
The two main candidates in the country's only congressional district still without a representative after last year's elections are meeting for what could be their only debate.
Republican Dan Bishop and Democrat Dan McCready will debate Wednesday night in North Carolina's 9th congressional district contest.
Trump To Rally For GOP Candidate Before NC Vote
President Donald Trump will be traveling to Fayetteville for a campaign rally on Sept. 9, one day before a special election to fill a congressional seat that has been vacant all year.
Trump will campaign for the Republican candidate in the race, state Sen. Dan Bishop of Charlotte. Democrat Dan McCready and two others are also running.
Michael Glassner, chief operating officer for Trump's presidential campaign, said the president will talk about "historic achievements" for the country and "his long record of accomplishments in the state."
Multiyear Utility Rate Option Idea Goes To Negotiating Table
North Carolina senators aren't accepting House changes to a Senate bill that replace a proposal to let Duke Energy Corp. seek multiyear electric rates from state regulators with simply studying the idea instead.
The Senate voted on Tuesday to reject the House version of the measure. Leaders in the two chambers appointed negotiators to work out their differences.
Charlotte-based Duke Energy has pushed hard this year for the option to seek multiyear rates from the Utilities Commission and to receive some flexibility in their profit margin. House members weren't as confident that the Senate version would receive Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's support, so the study idea surfaced.
TVA Backlash Grows As Coal Ash Spill Workers Fall Sick
A backlash is growing from the Tennessee Valley Authority's handling of the nation's largest coal ash spill a decade ago. Workers said they were prohibited from wearing dust masks while cleaning up the ash and now suffer from cancers and lung diseases.
The TVA contractor Jacobs Engineering denied their claims, saying the cleanup posed no health hazard. A Knoxville jury sided with the workers, deciding last year that Jacobs had breached its duty to keep them safe. But to get any money, the workers still have to prove their exposure to the coal ash made them sick.
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