Rusty Jacobs
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Rusty Jacobs is a politics reporter for WUNC. Rusty previously worked at WUNC as a reporter and substitute host from 2001 until 2007 and now returns after a nine-year absence during which he went to law school at Carolina and then worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Wake County.
As a reporter, he has covered a wide array of topics including military affairs, sports, government and damaging storms.
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The high court will consider whether to hear arguments over the conservative "independent state legislature" theory. -
TV stations in North Carolina have pulled controversial ads targeting Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cheri Beasley.
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Despite bipartisan support in the Republican-majority state senate, House Speaker Tim Moore says medical marijuana legislation is unlikely to reach the floor in his chamber.
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The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the challenge to the N.C. congressman's candidacy.
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Legislative Republicans in North Carolina want the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a state redistricting case.
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The General Assembly approved new plans last week for North Carolina's congressional and state legislative districts.
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Top state Senate leaders say lawmakers from both parties will work together on maps in the coming days.
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The state Supreme Court has declared congressional and state legislative district maps drawn by the North Carolina General Assembly's Republican majority to be unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on partisan bias.
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Oral arguments in this redistricting case are set for this Wednesday.
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GOP leaders on Monday announced plans for the General Assembly to vote Wednesday on a bill that would push the May 17 primary to June 7. They say they are worried about the timing to redraw legislative or congressional districts should the Supreme Court soon strike down lines.
