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Cooper approves changes to State Bar reviews, signs other bills into law
Lawyers who are being investigated by the North Carolina State Bar now have more legal protections under the law. The Bar group is in charge of licensing, regulating and disciplining lawyers statewide. Critics of the Bar have said its investigations are sometimes politically-motivated and its punishments can be too heavy-handed.
Triangle families react to Supreme Court's rejection of opioid settlement
Families in the Triangle are reacting after the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation's opioid epidemic.While the court's decision could be seen as a setback for some families whose loved ones have been affected by the opioid drug crisis, one woman is still hopeful that the work that's being done to combat the opioid epidemic will not go in vain.It's been eight years since Wake County mother Freida MacDonald lost her son to a fentanyl overdose, but in those years she's been busy putting...
North Carolina becomes seventh state to add citizenship requirement for voting amendment to Nov. ballot
Voters in North Carolina will join those in Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin in deciding a ballot measure to prohibit non-citizen voting. The ballot measures would amend language to their respective state constitutions to provide that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections. All seven ballot questions were placed on the Nov. 2024 ballot by Republican-controlled state legislatures.
Fed judge denies EC landowner's bid to avoid EPA wetlands rules
Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. A U.S. District Court judge has denied a landowner’s attempt to prevent federal regulators from enforcing the Clean Water Act against him, the latest ruling in a set of cases involving wetlands protections in North Carolina. Earlier...
Experts warn of water safety along the NC coast for July 4th
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — While many people are excited about celebrating the Fourth of July next week along the coast of North Carolina, experts want to warn beachgoers to take necessary safety measures. It’s important to practice water safety now more than ever with rip currents occurring as frequently as 10 times a day. “Yet, […]
NC DHHS has been unable to arrange required exit conference with Yolanda Hill
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has made multiple unsuccessful attempts to schedule a routine exit conference with Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit run by Yolanda Hill, wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, according to a June 14 letter obtained by NC Newsline. According to the letter, Balanced Nutrition did not […] The post NC DHHS has been unable to arrange required exit conference with Yolanda Hill appeared first on NC Newsline.
Can you break a car window to save a child or pet from a hot car in the Carolinas? | Verify
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On June, 26 a child died after being locked in a hot car here in Charlotte. So far, five children across the country have died after being left in a hot vehicle. But what should you do if you stumble across a child or pet locked in a hot car?
Election 2024: Flipping conventional wisdom through conservatives
(The Center Square) – Once true in close election races was engaged voters siding for Republicans and the less engaged could put Democrats over the top. Not so in 2024, says the North Carolina executive director for American Majority Action. Coupled with efficiency using campaign dollars, the nonprofit is on the ground running to get […]
New NC ad focuses on EPA rule that would ban most gas-powered vehicles
A new commercial aimed at bringing awareness to a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling that will essentially ban gas-powered vehicles will be welcoming President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to the Tar Heel State as they attend a campaign rally in Raleigh on Friday, fresh off his debate with former President Donald Trump in Atlanta Thursday night.
Adjourned: General Assembly agrees on adjournment resolution
North Carolina state legislators have concluded most short-session action and are ready to leave Raleigh after a busy Thursday in the legislative building. The House and Senate agreed on an adjournment resolution late Thursday to wrap up major legislative action. The adjournment begins on Friday with periodic reconvening throughout the rest of the year.
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