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Davidson County

Davidson County-focused bills cleared the General Assembly on Wednesday, though with opposition citing concerns about the usurping of local government authority by the legislature.

June 29, 2022 10:11 PM

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Contract Extension

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ Board of Education voted on Tuesday to give Superintendent Tricia McManus a $35,000 raise and extend her contract for two years.

June 29, 2022 10:04 PM

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Education Board

North Carolina voters could decide this fall whether to change the state Constitution to elect members of the State Board of Education instead of having them nominated by the governor.

June 29, 2022 9:43 PM

Top General Assembly leaders said there was no movement Wednesday toward a last-minute deal to expand Medicaid in North Carolina and bring government health insurance to hundreds of thousands of people in the state.

June 29, 2022 9:39 PM

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Inflationary Pressure

A sizable chunk of North Carolina’s newly introduced budget goes toward addressing inflation.

June 29, 2022 9:36 PM

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School Control

North Carolina Republican lawmakers want to have more say in how the state’s three public schools for blind and deaf students are run.

June 29, 2022 9:33 PM

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Hemp Reprieve

North Carolina’s hemp industry appears to have avoided a shutdown, as the General Assembly gave its final approval Wednesday to legislation that would make its products permanently exempt from the state’s controlled substances law.

June 29, 2022 9:30 PM

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