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North Carolina vs Appalachian State Prediction, Game Preview

North Carolina vs Appalachian State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Thursday, September 1

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 22, 2022

Number of American Mass Murders Relatively Steady Since 2006

Plus: A surge in female voter registrations, eminent domain in North Carolina, and more...

Reason · Aug 22, 2022

Editorial: North Carolina Supreme Court shows righting Republican wrongs isn’t as simple as it sounds

Here’s a question that’s more difficult than you’d think: What do you do when wrongfully elected politicians try to fundamentally change the state constitution?

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

NC’s highest court rules on gerrymandered legislature’s power, but the case isn’t over

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s state legislature was unconstitutionally gerrymandered to the extent that lawmakers may have lacked the authority to claim to represent the people, when they passed new constitutional amendments in 2018, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment

North Carolina’s Supreme Court opened the door Friday to nullifying a voter ID mandate approved by citizens in 2018

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

‘Absolute insanity’: a North Carolina sheriff wants to arm school officers with assault rifles

Madison county’s Buddy Harwood said the move will reduce threat response time, but gun reform advocates have decried the decision

The Guardian - US · Aug 19, 2022

Scott Fowler: Former Panthers, UNC safety debuts new role on ACC Network, sounds off on Cam Newton

Tre Boston was always one of the most loquacious players in the Carolina Panthers locker room and, before that, with North Carolina. Now the former NFL and Tar Heel standout will get paid to talk on TV, as Boston becomes a co-host on the new, football-centric show “ACC PM” on…

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Mary Wills Bode raised more than any other Democratic State Senate candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Democratic State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $4.4 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Mary Wills Bode has raised more than any other Democrat.

Ballotpedia · Aug 17, 2022

Phil Berger raised more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $8.0 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Phil Berger has raised more than any other Republican.

Ballotpedia · Aug 17, 2022

North Carolina ban on abortion after 20 weeks can be enforced, judge rules

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s general ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy can be enforced, following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to restrict abortion.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022