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March 31, 2023

Governor Roy Cooper

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Years after Matthew and Florence hit NC, hurricane victims are still waiting to go home

September 21, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Florence landing on North Carolina’s shore, a legislative subcommittee met to find out why many hurricane victims still have not been made whole.  The 15-member Hurricane Recovery […]

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North Wilkesboro Speedway to host 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race

September 8, 2022 North State Journal Staff

The NASCAR Cup Series is coming back to North Wilkesboro. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper held a press conference Thursday outside the North Carolina Museum of History to announce NASCAR’s 2023 All-Star Race will be […]

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Pinehurst will again be site of World Golf Hall of Fame

July 27, 2022 Brett Friedlander

The World Golf Hall of Fame is returning home. After spending the past 24 years in St. Augustine, Florida, the U.S. Golf Association plans to relocate the shrine back to its original location in Pinehurst […]

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NC budget writers reach deal

June 28, 2022 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Republican legislative leaders have reached an agreement on adjustments to the second year of the compromise state budget that was approved last fall.  House and Senate leaders unveiled the highlights Tuesday evening in a […]

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Racing returning to North Wilkesboro

May 25, 2022 Shawn Krest

In 1946, North Wilkesboro Speedway cost $1,500 to build. Now, one of NASCAR’s original tracks will return to action thanks to an $18 million makeover. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and at […]

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Cooper vetoes Free the Smiles Act

February 25, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In the late afternoon of Feb. 24, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 173 (Free the Smiles Act). The bill would have given parents back the power to decide whether or not to mask […]

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NC House takes steps to make masks optional for K-12 students statewide

February 16, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives is taking legislative steps to make masks optional statewide for K-12 school children. A conference committee substitute for Senate Bill 173, the Free the Smiles Act, will […]

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Gov. Cooper extends vaccination, testing requirements for certain state employees

January 5, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During a Jan. 4 COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would be extending a previous executive order requiring vaccination or testing for certain state employees. “This week, I’ll extend Executive Order 224 […]

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NC lawmakers unveil final state budget proposal

November 15, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Lawmakers at the General Assembly have finalized the state’s budget proposal to send to Gov. Roy Cooper, which comes in at $52.9 billion over the biennium. The 2021-22 budget comes in at $25.9 […]

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Schools, athletes, businesses enter NIL reality

July 7, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The phone at Amedeo’s didn’t start ringing at the stroke of midnight last Thursday, the moment the NCAA began granting its “student-athletes” the ability to profit from their name, image and likeness. But it wasn’t […]

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