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North Carolina GOP elections board members resign, allege 'bullying,' 'deceitful tactics'

By Elle Johnson | 4 years ago

Two Republican state Board of Elections members resigned in September over what they claimed was "bullying and deceitful tactics" from other board members staffers, governor and the state attorney general — all Democrats.

Land use law heads to North Carolina governor

By Elle Johnson | Jul 5, 2020

A Conforming Amends and Land Use Changes bill was sent to Gov. Roy Cooper in June for his signature, which would preserve legislation passed last year to allow the North Carolina Home Builders Associations to implement changes to local land planning and laws, the North Carolina Home Builders Association said in a recent news release.

Two House Republicans support bipartisan expanded voting bill

By Elle Johnson | Jun 5, 2020

Two North Carolina House Republicans are supporting a bipartisan bill aimed at giving residents more methods to voting methods this fall in the face of public health concerns.

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Transportation department facing furloughs after budget shortfall, claims of mismanagement

By Elle Johnson | 4 years ago

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will furlough employees to help manage a budget shortfall while the state auditor's report said the agency overspent its funding by almost $750 million.

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North Carolina Senate Republicans say church capacity rules show bias

By Elle Johnson | 4 years ago

North Carolina Senate Republicans alleged there is an unfair bias in Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order restricting the size of worship services.

Avery County drive-thru COVID-19 test results expected within days

By Elle Johnson | May 8, 2020

The Avery County Health Department offered COVID-19 testing through a drive-thru this week, according to reports, with results expected in the coming days.

Wells encourages random COVID-19 sampling to help governments make decisions

By Elle Johnson | Apr 19, 2020

Sen. Andy Wells (R-Catawba) is supporting random sampling as a method to test how prevalent the coronavirus is in North Carolina.