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May 22, 2025

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House, Senate pass flurry of bills, including enhanced criminal penalties, education

May 5, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Bill passage ramped up last week ahead of the upcoming May 8 crossover deadline, whereby bills need to be passed by at least one chamber to be considered for enactment by the legislature. […]

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House passes bill raising penalties for assaulting state officials

March 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The House has passed a bill that will increase criminal penalties for threatening elected or appointed state officials. House Bill 95 elevates punishment for assaulting state officials from a Class I felony to […]

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Vance delivers Trump campaign’s energy, economic message in Raleigh

September 18, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, delivered remarks at a campaign stop at Raleigh’s Union Station on Wednesday. NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons opened the event by urging everyone […]

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Cooper issues 96th veto on ‘Raise the Age’ modifications bill

June 20, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Roy Cooper issued the 96th veto of his two terms as governor on a bill modifying the state’s “Raise the Age” law. House Bill 834 modified the law by altering the definition of […]

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Cooper establishes Office of Violence Prevention via executive order

March 28, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced March 14 he had signed an executive order establishing the Office of Violence Prevention to be located in the N.C. Department of Public Safety. The announcement was made during […]

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Violent week a grim sign as targeted killings of police rise 

October 21, 2022 The Associated Press

The shooting deaths of two Connecticut officers and wounding of a third punctuated an especially violent week for police across the U.S. and fit into a grim pattern: Even as more officers left their jobs […]

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Tillis, Budd, state officials discuss impact of Biden border policies

September 1, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Human and fentanyl trafficking, securing the border, and the impact of President Joe Biden’s border policies on North Carolina were the main topics of discussion at a roundtable held in Lexington on Aug. 31. […]

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Police: Charlotte comedy club empties before man fires gun

July 18, 2022 Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — A man fired a gun inside a comedy club in North Carolina on Saturday night shortly after it was evacuated and before actor and comedian Craig Robinson was set to perform, police said. […]

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BARONE: Turning a corner, away from excessive risk aversion

April 7, 2022 Michael Barone

It feels like we’re turning a corner. Since the beginning of the calendar year, a lot of things have changed. More importantly, a lot of minds have changed as well. The world and the nation […]

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Homicide rates in NC cities remained elevated in 2021

January 13, 2022 North State Journal Staff

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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