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January 23, 2021

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Two state legislators announce positive COVID-19 tests  

January 19, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — State Rep. Brian Turner (D-Buncombe) and state Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick) announced separately on Tuesday they each have tested positive for COVID-19. “Today I joined the over 675,000 people in NC who have […]

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NC COVID-19 vaccination rate marginally improves

January 19, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The state’s COVID-19 vaccination rate has improved slightly but still trails most of the nation. According to the CDC, the state’s rate, as of data uploaded at the end of last week, showed […]

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NC legislature returns with some new faces, other familiar ones

January 13, 2021 David Larson

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s legislature officially begins Wednesday, Jan. 13 for its 2021-22 biennium session, and, as is the case after any major election year, many new faces are present representing districts across the state. […]

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Phil Berger has a lot left to accomplish

January 13, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The second floor of the Legislative Building in Raleigh is one of the most powerful places in the state of North Carolina. It is where House and Senate leaders work and where legislative […]

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Ex-Rep. Batch heading to NC Senate; mayor joining House

January 11, 2021 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — A recently defeated state legislator and a small-town mayor have been chosen to fill vacancies at the North Carolina General Assembly just before the new session convenes this week. Wake County Democratic activists […]

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N.C. Senate 2021-22 committee appointments announced

January 7, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) on Thursday announced his intended committee appointments for the 2021-22 legislative biennium. “The committee process is so vitally important to what the Legislature does on a daily basis. […]

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New faces in key legislative, executive branch roles headed into 2021

January 6, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — There will be some changes to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s staff and new legislative faces at the North Carolina General Assembly when it returns on Jan. 13 for the start of the 2021-2022 […]

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State Rep. Darren Jackson appointed to N.C. Court of Appeals

December 31, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday announced that he has appointed N.C. State Rep. Darren Jackson to a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Jackson fills the vacancy from Phil Berger Jr., […]

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Remembering state legislators who passed away in 2020

December 30, 2020 A.P. Dillon

Marc Basnight Marc Basnight, a Dare County native who served in the General Assembly for 26 years, died on Monday, his family and local news outlets confirmed. Basnight served as Senate president pro tempore from […]

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NC rape-kit testing sees some progress

December 29, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina holds the dubious distinction of leading the nation in untested rape kits, but a report by the state’s attorney general shows some progress in clearing the backlog. Attorney General Josh Stein’s […]

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