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NC governor moves to protect abortion access, including for women from out of state

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina may become a destination for women who are seeking abortion care and coming from states with more restrictive laws since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.

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Biden brainstorms abortion response with Democratic governors

New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged President Joe Biden to consider providing abortions to the public on federal property in states that ban the procedure — a proposal the White House has dismissed as untenable.

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Biden warns Democratic governors a GOP Congress would try to ban abortion nationwide

President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors Friday afternoon to discuss ways their states are protecting abortion access and continuing to push abortion as an election issue in November.

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North Carolina Senate Passes Bill To Keep Hemp Legal In The State, Sen. Jackson Urges Gov. Cooper To Sign It

North Carolina General Assembly advanced a bill that will keep hemp legal in the state. Wait, what? Isn’t hemp already legal under federal law?

Benzinga

How the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling could affect the North Carolina Senate race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, abortion found its way to the forefront of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.

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North Carolina Senate Prioritizes Personal Income Tax Over Medicaid Expansion And Medical Marijuana Legalization

State senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) expressed support for cutting the state's personal income tax rate in half as legislative leaders prepare the upcoming budget proposal for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D).

Benzinga

NC House may not vote on bill banning LGBTQ instruction in K-3 classrooms anytime soon

A controversial bill restricting LGBTQ instruction in elementary schools might not be taken up by the North Carolina House in the remaining few weeks of the legislative session, Speaker Tim Moore said Wednesday.

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North Carolina governor says lieutenant governor's speech on guns and government is ‘dangerous’ and ‘shames NC’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called out Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Tuesday on social media for a speech that Robinson gave saying he owns AR-15s in case “the government gets too big for its britches.”

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‘What is the purpose?’ NC bill on teaching LGBTQ issues likely to be blocked by governor

A bill from North Carolina Senate Republicans that regulates teaching about LGBTQ people is almost surely going to be blocked by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, if it gets that far.

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NC’s top Democrats and Republicans rebuke the party dissenters who crossed them

North Carolina’s top politicians on both sides of the aisle sent their party’s dissenters a message in Tuesday night’s primary election results to fall back in line.

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Devastated Nottingham parents 'never got to say goodbye' to son Lee Cooper stabbed through the heart

"I can live without my leg, or my arm. It is a struggle to live without a child."

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Why NC Republicans aren’t planning to immediately try banning abortion

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican legislators in North Carolina are not necessarily clamoring to quickly join other GOP-led states in fully outlawing abortion — even with the Supreme Court expected to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks and allow states to set stricter abortion rules than in the past.

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Primaries spotlight coming battles over state supreme courts

Upcoming primary elections for state supreme court seats in North Carolina and Arkansas are putting the spotlight on how such races across the U.S. have grown in importance in recent years and led to high-dollar, partisan battles for control

The Independent UK

New round of state abortion battles winding up after draft

The Supreme Court’s apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will not be the final chapter in the nation’s most pitched culture battle

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Abortion battleground states brace for midterm brawl

"That's where the battles will move to — the state capitals — and where these fundamental freedoms will be won and lost."

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More wind farms off the NC coast? Federal agency eyes 2 more areas off Outer Banks

RALEIGH, N.C. — The federal government wants to know the potential impact of offshore wind in two newly identified portions of the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Banks.

The Independent UK

Macy's building NC distribution center, 2,800 jobs to come

Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in central North Carolina that ultimately will employ 2,800 people

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NC Governor Declares State as ‘Center of the College Basketball Universe’

With the Tar Heels and Blue Devils set to face-off in the Final Four, governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation, and a few states may want a word.

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Vietnamese carmaker to build electric vehicles in N Carolina

A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a plant in North Carolina to manufacture electric vehicles, promising to bring 7,500 jobs

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North Carolina Gov. Cooper receives $1.2 million, with NC Democratic Leadership Committee as top donor

In North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper is the number three fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE), the governor received $1,212,060 in total contributions and spent $472,591 between…

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Commentary: Permanent daylight saving time is not a great idea. Congress, move on

Let me start by saying that I think changing the clocks twice a year is annoying.

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NC voter ID case argued before Supreme Court, in a small step with big repercussions

For the third time this month, state leaders went to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday over voting rights issues that could have implications for future elections in North Carolina.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 14

In this issue: Former Minneapolis Council member challenges Ilhan Omar and a hypothetical matchup poll shows Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo about even

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NC governor ends prison terms of 3 people arrested for murder in their teens

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is ending the prison terms of three people who were convicted for murders committed when they were teenagers.

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NC Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes school masks bill

Masks will still be required in schools if school boards mandate it. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Thursday that would have let parents decide if students wear masks in school.

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