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Republicans ditch efforts to expand legal gambling in North Carolina, will pass budget this week

9:20am September 20, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders ditched efforts this year to dramatically multiply legal gambling in the state, announcing Tuesday that they will instead pass a final budget without it that also will trigger Medicaid coverage to begin for hundreds of thousands of adults.

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A North Carolina budget is a month late, but Republicans say they are closing in on a deal

1:19pm July 31, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republicans say they are closing in on a state budget deal, with top House and Senate leaders acknowledging an income tax agreement has been reached that would lower rates on individuals more deeply than current law directs.

Four new casinos, video gambling could be on horizon as North Carolina Republicans negotiate

3:00pm July 20, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

As many as four new casinos as well as video gambling machines could be authorized in North Carolina under proposals now being discussed by legislators, the top General Assembly leaders said on Thu

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Local expert weighs in on Moore v. Harper Supreme Court ruling and what it means for North Carolina

4:41pm June 27, 2023

by David Ford

A theory that was advanced by North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders has been rejected by the nation’s highest court.

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North Carolina state House speaker sued for damages over alleged affair

1:36pm June 20, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina's state House speaker is being sued by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife.

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North Carolina speaker: Abortion restriction consensus forming

1:07pm April 21, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina Republican state lawmakers are converging on a proposal to prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after the first trimester of pregnancy, a top legislator said on Thursday.

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Party switch gives GOP veto-proof control in North Carolina

8:23pm April 04, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature and handing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper a setback in trying to block hardline conservative policies in his final two years in office.

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N. Carolina speaker, lawmaker uninjured after SUV rammed

2:59pm February 24, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and another lawmaker were unhurt after authorities said a pickup truck struck the sport utility vehicle they were traveling in on a Raleigh-area highway.

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Tim Moore poised to win record 5th term as NC House speaker

3:18pm November 18, 2022

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

Speaker Tim Moore is again the choice of North Carolina state House Republicans to lead the chamber for the next two years after an internal vote on Friday that should bring him history-making long

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North Carolina’s gerrymandering case before U.S. Supreme Court considered one of the "most important" in 100 years

3:40pm November 01, 2022

by David Ford

Congressional redistricting is on the U.S. Supreme Court docket in December, with North Carolina front and center. Moore v. Harper will decide whether the state Supreme Court can strike down congressional maps that have been gerrymandered by the state legislature. The eventual ruling could have enormous ramifications for the entire country.

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