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Pres. Obama Grants Clemency To 14 North Carolinians Imprisoned On Nonviolent Drug Crimes

By • Jan 18, 2017
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Thirteen North Carolinians had their sentences commuted and  one other was granted a pardon by President Barack Obama on Tuesday as part of 273 acts of clemency issued by the White House. All fourteen North Carolinians were imprisoned on nonviolent drug convictions.

Council Picks Dimple Ajmera To Replace Autry In District 5

By • Jan 17, 2017
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 The Charlotte City Council Monday night voted unanimously to appoint Dimple Ajmera to represent District 5 in east Charlotte. She replaces John Autry, who was elected to the state House of Representatives in November. 

U.S. Justice Department, N.C. Governor Ask Judge To Dismiss Order On Medicaid Expansion

By • Jan 17, 2017
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The U.S. Justice Department argues the fight over Governor Roy Cooper's proposed Medicaid expansion does not belong in federal court. Its attorneys and Cooper's are asking a federal judge to lift her temporary restraining order on the expansion plans.

Trump Press Conference

By • Jan 11, 2017
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The NPR Politics team and reporters across the newsroom will be live-annotating a news conference with President-elect Donald Trump, expected at 11 am on Wednesday. We will be fact-checking and providing background to his remarks in real-time. We will be paying special attention to any comments about conflicts of interest, health care and national security.

Note: This page will update automatically as the event proceeds. We will work to correct the transcript as it comes in, but due to the live nature of the event, there may be some discrepancies.

Obama Farewell

By NPR Politics • Jan 10, 2017

The NPR Politics team and reporters across the newsroom live-annotated President Obama's farewell address in Chicago on Tuesday night. The team added fact-checks and background to Obama's comments as he gave them. Watching in particular for remarks on his legacy, national security, health care and foreign policy, among other topics.

U.S. Supreme Court Delays Redrawing Of N.C. General Assembly Districts

By • Jan 10, 2017
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the North Carolina legislature's request to delay the redrawing of state House and Senate districts. A lower court had ordered the state to do that this year in order to fix racial gerrymanders.

6 Apply For District 5 City Council Seat As Autry Moves To Legislature

By • Jan 10, 2017

Six Democrats have applied to replace Charlotte City Council member John Autry, who won election Nov. 8 to the state House of Representatives.

Huntersville Town Manager Resigns Unexpectedly

By • Jan 10, 2017
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The longtime town manager in Huntersville resigned unexpectedly Monday night. Greg Ferguson had been Huntersville's manager for 10 years, and a town employee since 2000.  

Ferguson's resignation came after a specially-called closed session of the Huntersville Town Board.  No reason was given for his departure, which was effective immediately.

Cooper Wants To Expand Medicaid, But Can He?

By • Jan 4, 2017
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The future of the Affordable Care Act dominated the news Wednesday. While Democrats and Republicans huddled on Capitol Hill to discuss the future of the law, here in North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced his plan to expand Medicaid in the state.

GOP Sen. Tarte: Durham Rumors Spurred Moratorium Idea

By • Dec 22, 2016
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State lawmakers were in Raleigh to deal with House Bill 2 again Wednesday. The purpose in calling the special session was to repeal the legislation, but that didn’t happen.

We're hearing from different voices in that debate. We spoke with Democratic state Senator Jeff Jackson of Mecklenburg County. He said lawmakers had a deal to repeal HB2 and Republicans broke it by attaching a moratorium that bans municipalities from enacting any anti-discrimination ordinances for 180 days.  

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