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Luke DeCock: Hurricanes, Hornets, Panthers the biggest winners as sports betting becomes legal

Not everyone’s going to be a winner whenever the lottery commission gets around to implementing legalized sports gambling at some point in the next year. There will certainly be people for whom the easy access to fast-twitch endorphins will pave the way to financial ruin. Then again, the same thing…

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

Mandy Cohen as CDC director? Republicans in Congress tell Biden she’s ‘unfit’

North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd, Rep. Dan Bishop and other Republicans are citing Dr. Mandy Cohen’s track record during the COVID-19 pandemic in opposing her as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

North Carolina Republicans send green investment ban to governor

North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has sent the governor a ban on green investing as part of a broader GOP crusade against big businesses that champion sustainability and workplace diversity

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

North Carolina Governor Declares 'State of Emergency' Over Education Debate

The stunt comes days after Justice Gorsuch warned of officials addicted to emergency decrees.

Reason · May 26, 2023

NC governor declares ‘state of emergency’ due to GOP school voucher expansion, tax cuts

RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper declared Monday that “public education in North Carolina is facing a state of emergency” in the face of “extreme legislation” being promoted by Republican state lawmakers.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is embarking on a campaign to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham’s recent switch from the Democratic Party to the GOP opened the door for Republicans to enact new abortion restrictions over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's opposition

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

States Where You’ll Pay Less Income Tax in 2023

Many states have lowered personal income tax rates for this year. Do you live in one?

Kiplinger · May 18, 2023

"Shame": Protests and outrage at NC Dem

Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-N.C., switched from being a Dem last month but sponsored a bill codifying Roe four months ago

Salon · May 17, 2023

Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023