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Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat and ESG supporter, on June 23 vetoed a bill banning the use of ESG in state investments. The bill previously passed the state House on May 3 and the state Senate on June 13. The bill now heads back to the legislature, which is expected…

State Senate passes bill banning ESG use in state investments; Governor expected to veto

A historically high number of supermajorities in state legislatures has pushed laws further to the edge on abortion, climate and transgender issues

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and a North Carolina OB-GYN filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal court to declare Senate Bill 20 unconstitutional and to block it from taking effect.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — During a legislative session with very little bipartisanship on guns, one issue stands out as different.

Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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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…

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.