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August 11, 2022

Articles by David Larson

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NC Congressman Hudson champions national ‘Unmask Our Kids Act’

February 23, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — When Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Iowa, filed H.R. 6619, the Unmask Our Kids Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 7, the first co-sponsor for the bill was Rep. […]

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NC voting maps hang in balance after redraw ordered

February 16, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — On Feb. 4, the Democratic majority on the N.C. Supreme Court blocked the legislative and congressional maps drawn by the state General Assembly from being used due to alleged partisan gerrymandering they said […]

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As NC grows, 2022 to see major transportation projects across state

February 10, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — Between 2010 and 2020, North Carolina gained around 904,000 residents to 10,440,000 residents, and to keep up with this 9.5% increase in population, the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has had to ramp […]

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Anita Earls would join short list of NC justices if picked for US Supreme Court

February 2, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — During President Joe Biden’s campaign, he pledged to put a black woman on the Supreme Court if he had the chance to make a nomination, and with Associate Justice Stephen Breyer’s announced retirement, […]

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Nursing home deaths point to wider medical staff shortages

January 26, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — Over a snowy weekend in Thomasville, a town in the Piedmont Triad, 98 residents at the Pine Ridge Health and Rehabilitation nursing facility were cared for by only three staff. Two of the […]

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Battle over recusals color NC Supreme Court cases on redistricting, voter ID

January 19, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — Republican leaders of the N.C. General Assembly filed motions on Jan. 6 calling for two state Supreme Court justices, Sam Ervin IV and Anita Earls, to recuse themselves from the court case deciding […]

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Homicide rates in NC cities remained elevated in 2021

January 13, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — After two record-breaking years in a row, 2021 homicide rates in North Carolina cities seemed to ease slightly in some places but remained at greatly elevated levels compared to conditions before the 2019 […]

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Quick court case to decide fairness of NC maps begins

January 5, 2022 David Larson

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s maps for congressional and state legislative seats are getting their brief time in court after the state Supreme Court ordered the Wake County Superior Court to render an initial decision on […]

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John Hood discusses inspiration, process behind new historical fantasy novel

December 30, 2021 David Larson

RALEIGH — John Hood, president of the John William Pope Foundation, who has spent his career writing about history and economics and leading conservative North Carolina non-profits, decided recently to try something completely different: writing […]

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2021 Year in Review: 2020’s aftermath

December 28, 2021 David Larson

RALEIGH — If 2020 was known as the worst year in recent memory, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unrest around race and policing, and unusually high political tensions (even for a presidential election year), consider […]

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