Associated Press
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A federal judge has refused to allow a second group of voters seeking to challenge the candidacy of North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn through a section of the Constitution addressing insurrection from opposing him in court.
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The N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services said in a news release that the flock of 32,100 birds at the operation in Johnston County was killed and was being composted to guard against spread of the avian flu.
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North Carolina's justices have agreed to accelerate the process to determine whether a trial judge had authority to order $1.75 billion in taxpayer money be spent to address inequities in the public schools.
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More than 70% of fatal overdoses in 2020 involved fentanyl, an illicit opioid.
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The renewed effort is not expected to change maps for the current election cycle. The justices allowed North Carolina to use maps approved by state courts in 2022 as litigation continues.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates nearly 400,000 people would be covered if North Carolina expands Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
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It will allow people to get up to five new native trees for their yards in exchange for cutting down the same number of Bradford pears.
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With a House vote now complete, the legislature will send to Gov. Roy Cooper's desk an omnibus measure that included both technical and substantive changes to items contained in the current two-year state government budget and other recently approved legislation.
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The Senate fell short Wednesday on overriding a veto to a bill that would have allowed K-12 students to opt out of COVID-19 mask-wearing mandates. The Republican measure was approved last month on the same day Cooper encouraged boards of education to end broad mask requirements.
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In December, Cawthorn had filed to run for an open seat further east that had been created by the state legislature in November for the once-a-decade redistricting process. It was considered a more pro-GOP district than the district covering where he lives in Henderson County.