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Special Session Part II: "This Is as Serious as It Gets in North Carolina"

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Here's What Happened at the General Assembly Yesterday, and What Might Happen...

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It's Time for North Carolina Democrats to Fight Fire with Fire

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The State Has a Big Surplus. Here Are Six Ways Lawmakers Could Spend It.

The General Assembly is forecasting a surplus of $552.5 million for the 2017–18 fiscal year. Republican leaders see this as manna from heaven: proof that their policies work, but also dollars that can...

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Donald Trump Promised Big Bucks for Infrastructure. Could That Save Light Rail?

Candidate Donald Trump said he wanted to be the leader who spearheaded an effort to rebuild the nation's "crumbling" infrastructure. In his election night victory speech, he promised to "fix our inner...

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Four Reasons Roy Cooper’s HB 2 Compromise Is a Bad Idea

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The Legislature’s Efforts to Repeal HB 2 Have Turned Into a Big, Dumb Soap Opera

Here is the one thing on which most people on Jones Street profess to agree: HB 2, the much-hated so-called bathroom law that has besmirched the state's reputation, cost it hundreds of millions of...

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North Carolina May Soon Allow Legit Sunday-Morning Brunch Just Like a...

If a bipartisan group of North Carolina senators have their way, you could soon enjoy an actual Sunday morning brunch, bloody Mary and everything.

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The Legislature’s New Sales-Tax Plan Is Going to Cost Durham Big

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Wake Commissioners Ask Legislators Not to Meddle with County Elections

Members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners want their colleagues on the county's legislative delegation to stick up for them in a redistricting dispute.

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Real Talk: $3.76 Billion Isn’t Going to Stop N.C. Republicans from Being...

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Wake County Eyes New Schools, Increased Spending Plan

Wake County Public Schools‪ Superintendent Jim Merrill on Tuesday asked county commissioners for a hefty funding hike for the budget year that starts July 1, citing the need to build schools and to...

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The N.C. Wholesalers Association Says Barrel Cap Bill Won't Help Breweries,...

The N.C. Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association threw some serious shade at North Carolina’s craft breweries today.

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House ABC Committee Hears Beer-Cap Arguments

The House Alcohol Beverage Control Commission discussed a bill this morning that would raise the cap on how much beer breweries can sell before they must go through an independent distributor.

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The Hog-Farm-Protection Bill Passed the House Monday, But Twenty-Six Lawsuits...

A controversial hog-farm-protection bill that's quickly moving through the legislature passed its third House reading Monday and is now headed to the Senatewith one important change.

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HB 500 Sponsor: Wholesalers “Made Clear They Weren’t Going to Discuss”...

At least for now, the North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association has succeeded in quashing a proposal before the General Assembly that would have allowed breweries to self-distribute more...

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Days After the NCGA Forced Counties to Pay More for Inmate Hospital Care, the...

A state rule change that made sure Medicaid benefits were cut off for county jail inmates came days after the legislature put responsibility for their hospital care squarely on the backs of county...

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HB 13, Bill That Addresses Class Sizes, Moves Forward

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Beer and Wine Wholesalers Gave $53K to ABC Committee Members Last Year, Beat...

House Bill 500 is headed for a floor vote today without a provision that would have raised the cap on how much beer breweries can self-distribute.

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The Morning Roundup: Trump Kicks Planet in the Face

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