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Senate shuffles GOPers from home turf

August 23, 2017 North State Journal Staff

In the newly redrawn district maps that the N.C. Senate released last week, several Republicans find themselves without the reliable voter base they enjoyed in 2016. Among those are Sen. Bill Cook, of Beaufort, Dare, […]

More than 100,000 REAL IDs issued in NC

August 23, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles announced this week that it has issued more than 100,000 REAL IDs since May. The N.C. REAL ID is a new form of identification that meets new […]

Wall Street rallies on optimism about tax reform

August 22, 2017 North State Journal Staff

By Kimberly Chin NEW YORK – U.S. stocks ended up on Tuesday, with each of the three major indexes posting their best one-day percentage gains in over a week, as lawmakers’ comments on tax reform […]

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Rare total solar eclipse spreads wonder across US

August 21, 2017 North State Journal Staff

MURPHY, NC/CHARLESTON, S.C. – After weeks of anticipation, millions of people in the eclipse zone Monday hosted their own private viewing parties or gathered in community spaces to experience a rare total solar eclipse together. […]

Murphy, NC buzzing with eclipse chasers

August 21, 2017 North State Journal Staff

MURPHY — Millions of Americans equipped with protective glasses are taking positions along a ribbon of land cutting diagonally across the United States to marvel at the first total solar eclipse to unfold from […]

Car plows into crowd during violent protest, three dead

August 12, 2017 North State Journal Staff

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Police say that one person was killed on Saturday when a car slammed into a crowd in Virginia after clashes at a gathering of white nationalists who oppose plans to remove the […]

Grand jury investigating DEQ, Chemours amid GenX concerns in the Cape Fear

August 9, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — A federal investigation is underway into the Department of Environmental Quality and the release of the chemical GenX into the Cape Fear River from the Chemours plant in eastern N.C. The U.S. Attorney’s […]

College campuses buzz this week with new students

August 9, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Excited to start a new chapter of their academic career, freshmen like Maddie Day of Raleigh will be lugging boxes and bags into dorms across NC State University’s campus Thursday in preparation for […]

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As session reconvenes Democrats target cuts to Attorney General

August 2, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — As lawmakers return to Raleigh, legislative Democrats say the state’s Attorney General is considering laying off 100 staffers, mostly lawyers, after the state budget cut the department by $10 million. The Attorney General […]

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