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Siemens Mobility plans to build rail car plant in Davidson County

LEXINGTON (AP) — A division of German engineering giant Siemens AG will build a passenger rail car manufacturing plant in Davidson County, creating over 500 jobs ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 4:41 pm

News

Governor talks prosperity, culture war warning

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper urged legislators on Monday night to keep fueling ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, March 6, 2023 8:39 pm

Politics

Gov. Cooper set to give what will likely be his last State of the State address tonight

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is readying for what is likely his last State of the State address. The General Assembly invited ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, March 6, 2023 1:39 pm

Crime

Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of wife, son

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, March 2, 2023 7:35 pm

Health

State lawmakers reach Medicaid expansion deal

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislative leaders announced Thursday an agreement to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, March 2, 2023 6:58 pm

News

North Carolina Senate backs legalizing pot for medical use

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The North Carolina Senate voted on Tuesday to legalize marijuana use for medical purposes, giving strong bipartisan ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:55 pm

News

NC House Republicans talk privately on abortion

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina House Republicans met privately Tuesday to discuss where they stand on additional abortion restrictions, according ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:55 pm

Health

States seek crackdown on toxic ingredients in cosmetics

By Michael Scaturro Kaiser Health News Washington state has joined more than a dozen others in seeking to crack down on toxic substances in cosmetics ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, February 26, 2023 12:00 am

Health

Why do politicians weaponize Medicare? Because it works

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised. This time it’s Democrats accusing Republicans of ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, February 26, 2023 12:00 am

News

Bill changing elections in most populous NC county advances

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — A bill that advanced Tuesday in the North Carolina House would change how county commissioners are ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 11:55 pm

News

Medical marijuana advances again at North Carolina Senate

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Marijuana legalization in North Carolina for medical purposes is advancing again within the state Senate, less than ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home

By Bill Barrow Associated Press ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, February 18, 2023 11:55 pm

News

NC congressman, briefly senator Broyhill dies at 95

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Jim Broyhill, a longtime North Carolina Republican congressman who served briefly in the U.S. Senate to fill ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, February 18, 2023 11:55 pm

News

North Carolina House sends Medicaid expansion bill to Senate

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage in North Carolina to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults through the 2010 Affordable Care ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, February 17, 2023 12:00 am

News

North Carolina House passes gun bill with bipartisan support

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina House Republicans and some Democrats passed a previously vetoed gun bill Wednesday that opponents ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 11:55 pm

News

Medicaid expansion bill debate renewed; Sasser aims for federal funding to go to mental health

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH —  The North Carolina General Assembly began on Tuesday what could become the final push to expand Medicaid ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:00 am

News

North Carolina AG won’t defend abortion pill restrictions

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein won’t defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills that are being ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, February 13, 2023 11:55 pm

News

State attorney general no longer facing libel lawsuit

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor said Thursday that campaign-related charges won’t be pursued further against Attorney General ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, February 9, 2023 8:47 pm

Nation/World

US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, February 5, 2023 11:55 pm

News

National bike gang leader in N. Carolina sentenced to prison

WILMINGTON — A North Carolina-based national motorcycle gang leader who authorities say often used violence was sentenced to 75 years in prison for drug trafficking, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, February 4, 2023 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Fighter jets shoot down Chinese balloon off Carolina coast

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHAEL BALSAMO, COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) —  President Joe Biden said on Saturday that he ordered U.S. ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, February 4, 2023 3:46 pm

News

NC Supreme Court hears felony voting rights case

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s newly seated Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether people convicted of felonies — ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, February 3, 2023 12:00 am

News

NC senators want tougher utility attack penalties

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Punishments would get tougher in North Carolina for intentionally damaging utility equipment — like what authorities say ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, February 2, 2023 12:10 am

News

North Carolina Senate again seeking LGBTQ limits in schools

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — A bill advancing in North Carolina’s Senate would prohibit instruction about sexuality and gender identity in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:55 pm

News

NC church says it lost nearly $800K in email scam

ELKIN (AP) — Leaders of a northwestern North Carolina church say cybercriminals stole nearly $800,000 that the congregation spent years raising to build a new ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, January 28, 2023 11:55 pm

News

North Carolina lawmakers back to work for 2023, filing bills

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh on Wednesday after its usual two-week January break and ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 11:55 pm

News

NC lawmakers start filing bills as they get back to work for 2023

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH  — The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh on Wednesday after its usual two-week January break and ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 5:28 pm

News

Plenty of leftover issues expected in North Carolina session

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s legislative ledger gets cleared every two years when the next set ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 12:00 am

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