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With map redrawn favoring GOP, North Carolina Democratic US Rep. Jackson to run for attorney general

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina announced a 2024 bid for state attorney general on ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, October 26, 2023 11:30 pm

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Key North Carolina GOP lawmakers back rules Chair Destin Hall to become next House speaker

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH — Top Republican leaders in the North Carolina House have consolidated their support behind four-term Rep. Destin Hall ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, October 26, 2023 11:29 pm

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North Carolina to launch Medicaid expansion on Dec. 1

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Medicaid expansion will launch Dec. 1 in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Monday after achieving ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, September 25, 2023 11:55 pm

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Medicaid expansion to begin soon in NC as Cooper decides to let budget bill become law

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he would let the state budget bill that’s now reached ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, September 22, 2023 11:55 pm

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North Carolina board reasserts funding control over charter schools after losing other powers

RALEIGH — The State Board of Education approved on Thursday a policy that seeks to reassert control over North Carolina charter schools weeks after the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, September 7, 2023 11:55 pm

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University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — A University of North Carolina graduate student walked into a classroom building, shot his faculty adviser and quickly left, authorities said ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, August 29, 2023 11:55 pm

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Faculty member fatally shot in University of North Carolina building

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — A shooter killed a faculty member in a science building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, August 28, 2023 8:04 pm

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US east cleans up after deadly storms as New England braces for flooding

By Sarah Brumfield Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. — Crews across the eastern U.S. worked Tuesday to clear downed trees and power lines and restore ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, August 8, 2023 11:55 pm

Kannapolis

Discover Fun in Kannapolis this week

KANNAPOLIS — Discover Fun in Kannapolis returns this week with several activities and events in the city. Don’t miss the last movie of the Gem ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, August 8, 2023 12:00 am

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Roller coaster with big crack has a second structural issue, inspectors say

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, July 28, 2023 11:55 pm

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Vietnam car maker begins build for North Carolina electric vehicle plant that will employ thousands

MONCURE (AP) — A Vietnamese company planning an electric vehicle plant in central North Carolina that would employ 7,500 workers met a milestone Friday as ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, July 28, 2023 11:55 pm

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Cooper vetoes another charter school oversight bill

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Friday another bill related to North Carolina charter schools that would ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, July 21, 2023 11:55 pm

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Cooper vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, July 5, 2023 11:55 pm

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North Carolina GOP legislators making changes to new abortion law days before enforcement

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislators rolled out on Thursday adjustments to the state’s new abortion restrictions that are ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, June 22, 2023 11:57 pm

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Transgender sports ban heads to Cooper’s desk

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, June 22, 2023 11:56 pm

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Transgender health care restrictions gain steam in North Carolina

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Proposals to ban or to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender youth advanced Wednesday ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 11:55 pm

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North Carolina House revives LGBTQ+ education limits in final days of session

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Previously stalled legislation that would limit LGBTQ+ instruction in North Carolina public schools and require teachers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 11:55 pm

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North Carolina Senate acts quickly to seek to override 4 of Gov. Cooper’s vetoes

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina state Senate Republicans acted quickly on Tuesday to attempt to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s recent vetoes on legislation addressing ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 11:55 pm

Health

As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage

By Hannah Recht KFF Health News More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, June 18, 2023 12:00 am

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Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging state’s new restrictions

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — Abortion providers in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Friday that challenges several provisions of a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 16, 2023 11:56 pm

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Cooper vetoes limits on politics, race discussion in state workplaces

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed GOP legislation on Friday that would ban the promotion of certain beliefs that some lawmakers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 16, 2023 11:55 pm

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Former North Carolina health official is picked to be new CDC director

By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer NEW YORK — Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina official, will be the new director of the Centers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 16, 2023 11:55 pm

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Cooper signs sports, horse racing betting law; wagering could begin in early 2024

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Regulated sports betting and horse racing is expected to begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year, enabled by ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

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Elections board, absentee, early vote changes heard by North Carolina Senate panel

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican senators began on Wednesday to attempt to advance wide-ranging voting measures addressing early and ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

Sports

Thielen without a big-name running mate, but likes Panthers depth at wide receiver

By Steve Reed AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE — Whether it’s been Justin Jefferson or Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen always seemed to have an elite running ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

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Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — A bill banning transgender girls from playing on the middle school, high school and college sports ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Owen White makes MLB debut

Carson grad called up to Texas Rangers for game against L.A. Angels Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:17 am

Health

Cardiovascular disease is primed to kill more older adults, especially Blacks, Hispanics

By Judith Graham KFF Health News Cardiovascular disease — the No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older — is poised to become ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:00 am

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