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Cabarrus County legislator Larry Pittman likens Lincoln to Hitler

By Tom Forman Jr. Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Cabarrus County state Rep. Larry Pittman used his Facebook campaign ...

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Salisbury holds first closed-door Fibrant committee meeting

SALISBURY — A business advisory committee and city officials met Wednesday, largely in private, to discuss the future ...

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Local legislators support limiting damages in nuissance lawsuits

SALISBURY — At least three of Rowan County’s four state legislators support a controversial proposal to limit financial ...

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UPDATED: Legislators aim to make same-sex marriage illegal

SALISBURY — Four state legislators, including one from Rowan County, introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to ...

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Bill would create new felonies for retail theft

SALISBURY — Thieves would face harsher criminal penalties under a measure working its way through the state legislature ...

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Rowan County Democrats stick with Geoffrey Hoy as party chairman

SALISBURY — Geoffrey Hoy will serve another two years as the Rowan County Democratic Party chairman following the ...

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Political notebook: Local congressmen praise Syria airstrike

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Rowan County’s members of Congress responded favorably to news on Thursday that President Donald ...

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Salisbury releases names of some Fibrant suitors

SALISBURY — City Manager Lane Bailey on Friday released names of companies interested but not being considered to ...

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Calendar flexibility pilot program clears N.C. House

SALISBURY — The Rowan-Salisbury School System would be able to set its own start and end dates under ...

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Tillis: ‘Assad is a war criminal’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement following ...

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Rowan County Democrats will have annual convention Saturday

The Rowan County Democratic Party will hold its annual convention at 10 a.m. Saturday. Democrats will elect a ...

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Salisbury City Council again debates public comment rules

SALISBURY — Two weeks ago, the City Council dropped proposed changes to public comment periods during its meetings, ...

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Trump removes Bannon from National Security Council

By VIVIAN SALAMA    Associated Press WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from ...

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Business leaders picked to decide future of Salisbury’s Fibrant

SALISBURY — The City Council on Tuesday picked 10 local business leaders to serve on a committee that ...

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Ford’s bill would change board of elections appointment power

SALISBURY — Sometimes, legislators introduce bills to “wake people up,” says Rep. Carl Ford, R-76. A measure he helped ...

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Partisan election change will affect local judges

SALISBURY — Judicial races rarely make headlines, but this year state legislators made a notable change to the ...

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Political notebook: Local municipalities travel to Raleigh for “Town Hall Day”

Two weeks ago, state legislators hosted a town hall meeting, but on Wednesday the town hall was in ...

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Local lawmakers split 3-1 on HB 2 compromise

RALEIGH — Three of the four General Assembly members representing Rowan County voted Thursday against repeal of North ...

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Dr. Fisher says president is ‘having fun’

By Elizabeth Cook editor@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Dr. Ada Fisher could not pass up her first invitation to the Trump White ...

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How local representatives voted

Staff and wire reports RALEIGH — Three General Assembly members representing Rowan voted against repeal of North Carolina’s “bathroom ...

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North Carolina OKs rolling back ‘bathroom bill’

RALEIGH (AP) — The Latest on a compromise proposal to overturn North Carolina’s “bathroom law” (all times local):1:35 ...

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UPDATE: Compromise to undo ‘bathroom law’ passes key hurdle

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A compromise that would repeal North Carolina’s contentious “bathroom law” ...

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This time she’s serious: Maggie Blackwell won’t run for Salisbury City Council

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mayor Pro Tem Maggie Blackwell promises she isn’t running for City Council ...

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Rep. Ford introduces occupancy tax bill, promises changes final vote

SALISBURY — Last week, state Rep. Carl Ford introduced a bill that could raise the occupancy tax, but ...

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As time dwindles, another ‘bathroom bill’ fix effort fizzles

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Efforts among North Carolina leaders to take the state’s “bathroom ...

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Sheffield will run for Salisbury City Council in 2017

SALISBURY — The 2017 City Council race has its first candidate — Tamara Sheffield. After coming within 165 votes ...

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AP Exclusive: ‘Bathroom bill’ to cost North Carolina $3.76 billion

By Emery P. Dalesio and Jonathan Drew Associated Press RALEIGH — Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” ...

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Rowan, Cabarrus included in calendar flexibility program

SALISBURY — A pilot program proposed by State Rep. Harry Warren would give the Rowan-Salisbury School System more ...

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