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Cooper delays vote on DMV move
RALEIGH — The night before the monthly meeting of the North Carolina Council of State, Gov. Roy Cooper postponed a vote on the proposed move of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) from Raleigh to […]
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Democratic contenders hoping to run on soaking the rich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last Democrat to win a presidential election, Barack Obama, ran in 2012 on a platform of raising taxes for top earners to nearly 40 percent. Now a new crop of Democratic […]
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Former North Carolina state Rep. Joe Tolson dies at 77
TARBORO — A longtime North Carolina Democratic legislator and budget writer who focused on education, technology and the rural economy has died. Nine-term Rep. Joe Tolson of Edgecombe County died Sunday at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital […]
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Dan Forest takes next step in 2020 bid for governor
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has taken another step toward running for governor in 2020. Forest announced Monday that he has formed an “exploratory” committee to seek the GOP nomination, releasing a […]
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Newby to seek Chief Justice seat in 2020
RALEIGH — Justice Paul Newby will seek the seat being vacated by his fellow Republican jurist Mark Martin. Martin made a surprise announcement on Friday that he would step down in February to become dean […]
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NC Chief Justice resigning
RALEIGH — After 26 years of service, Chief Justice Mark Martin will become dean of Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Va. The Republican has spent more than 20 years on the Supreme […]
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GOP unveils fundraising tool to rival Democrats’ ActBlue
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican Party believes it finally has its answer to the Democratic fundraising behemoth ActBlue. GOP groups are lending their support to a new donor platform called Patriot Pass, which they say […]
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Local elections board let green card holder vote
WHITEVILLE — A federal judge has chastised election officials in Columbus County who let a Korean woman with a green card vote in three elections. According to local reports, Hyo Suk George, a permanent resident, […]
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Senate staffers launch political firm
RALEIGH — A new political strategy firm launched today, led by two former state Senate staffers. Jim Blaine, former chief of staff to Sen. Phil Berger, and Ray Martin, state Senate caucus executive Director, announced […]
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Bill implementing Voter ID heads to governor
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly has finalized legislation implementing the voter photo identification mandate approved in a statewide referendum last month. The Senate voted 25-7 on Thursday to accept House changes to the […]