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Voting could soon look different in North Carolina, thanks to a sweeping elections bill filed by state Republican lawmakers that would impact things like how absentee mail ballots are verified and accepted. Will the impact fall as heavily on Black and Democratic voters as media reports and Democrats have said?
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In early May, the city of Charlotte and two hospitality industry leaders went to Raleigh to lobby for an extension of two taxes dedicated for tourism. A bill to extend the taxes until 2060 quickly cleared the House finance committee on May 2. It has gone nowhere since.
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The recent publication of a North Carolina Justice Center report on private schools that appear to have received more taxpayer-funded vouchers than they have students has prompted state officials to offer some explanation. Inquiries from WFAE produced an acknowledgment that one private school in the Raleigh area has been removed from the Opportunity Scholarship program and referred to the State Bureau of Investigation. The state says it’s also checking into a Charlotte voucher recipient that appears to have no fixed location.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 today against the Independent State Legislature theory. But while Moore v. Harper could have a big impact in restraining other state legislatures, the North Carolina GOP will still have near-complete control of drawing new maps this summer.
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Kristopher Nordstrom of the North Carolina Justice Center is no fan of North Carolina’s school vouchers. So when the General Assembly proposed expanding the Opportunity Scholarship program and removing the income cap, Nordstrom dived into data to make a point. He pulled enrollment numbers from the state’s private school directory and compared that data with the number of scholarship recipients listed by the agency that distributes the money.
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North Carolina Republican House Speaker Tim Moore admitted to a relationship, but denied allegations in a lawsuit by the woman's estranged husband that he used his political power to start or continue the relationship.
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North Carolina state government might not have a budget when the new fiscal year begins next month.
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A Senate committee debated GOP measures that would alter rules governing North Carolina elections.
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The decision by North Carolina lawmakers to expand Medicaid will come with a billion dollars of new federal funds for the state. But the House and Senate disagree on how to spend the money.
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Top Republicans in the state Senate have filed major changes to the state’s election laws.