RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly would get to choose many more members of several powerful state commissions, under legislation approved by the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday. Currently, most of the commissioners on the targeted panels are ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans redoubled their efforts on Tuesday to erode the powers of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and future governors by advancing a measure that would reduce the number of appointments he makes to several key ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Governance of the state’s public residential schools for the deaf and the blind is being shifted to new trustee boards controlled by General Assembly appointees in legislation that became law Monday because Gov. Roy Cooper neither ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly approved again on Tuesday legislation changing the governance of the state’s two residential schools for the deaf and one for the blind. Last summer, the Republican-controlled legislature approved a similar measure ...

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Gov. Roy Cooper recently announced two judicial appointments to Superior and District Courts.  “These appointees are knowledgeable leaders, and have served their communities well over the years,” Cooper said in a news release. “I’m grateful for their willingness to continue ...

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By Jason Thomas [email protected]  Gov. Roy Cooper announced four judicial appointments to District Courts across North Carolina.  “These appointees bring years of experience and knowledge to the bench,” Cooper said in a news release. “I am grateful for their dedication ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Republicans are again pressing legislation to force county sheriffs to recognize requests of federal immigration agents who believe a defendant is in the country illegally. But the odds for enactment likely remain the same as ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — The state Senate failed on Monday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Republican legislation that would have directed North Carolina’s K-12 school districts to offer in-person instruction to all students in about two weeks. The ...

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By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday rejected a bill that would compel the state’s 115 K-12 public school districts to reopen with at least partial in-person instruction, while also ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — Starting his second term, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Saturday called on residents to learn from the state’s recent triumphs and trials and to commit to shared goals for education, health care and racial equality, and ...

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