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N.C.

NC House committee hears more about voter ID

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Some elections and voting experts say there are other ways to discourage the potential for fraud while casting ballots that don't necessarily require North Carolina voters to obtain photo identification. Full story...
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NC House OKs building code editions to last longer

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Sponsors of a bill to revise North Carolina's residential building code on a longer cycle and to prevent local governments from offering additional inspections have gained more state House support. Full story...
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NC woman enters Alford plea in stolen car sales

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A Graham woman has entered an Alford plea and been sentenced as a habitual felon for selling stolen cars to auto salvage businesses. Full story...
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Public speaks out on photo ID to vote in NC

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North Carolina citizens are trying to persuade House members to their way of thinking on requiring citizens to show photo identification before voting. Full story...
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Sierra Nevada beer tanks arrive in Charleston

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Workers at the Port of Charleston have begun unloading 28 mammoth beer brewing tanks being shipped to a new Sierra Nevada brewery in North Carolina. Full story...
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NC House backs "Kilah's Law" on abuse penalties

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North Carolina House members agree convicted child abusers should receive longer sentences for their violent actions. Full story...
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Goolsby bill seeks open government rule violation as crime

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videoA lawmaker's effort to make it a criminal misdemeanor for an official to violate North Carolina's public records and open meetings laws faces an uphill climb in the state Senate after committee members and local government lobbyists objected. Full story...
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McIntyre finance reporting is targeted

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videoThe NC Republican Party says US Rep. Mike McIntyre violated campaign finance reporting laws by failing to file reports on time and not disclosing individual donor contributions, according to a complaint letter. Full story...
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NC Supreme Court split on public records case

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The North Carolina Supreme Court is leaving unresolved a public records case, specifically whether private police records should be as transparent as those from municipal law enforcement agencies. Full story...
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MetLife hired McCrory's former firm for NC deal

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Gov. Pat McCrory's office says his involvement was very limited ahead of the decision to offer insurance giant MetLife Inc. up to $94 million in state incentives to move 2,600 jobs to North Carolina. Full story...
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Lawyer: Teen’s dad is Michael Jordan, not woman’s ex

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A lawyer for a woman who says Michael Jordan fathered her teenage son is attacking the basketball hall of famer's allegation that her ex-husband has been established as boy's dad. Full story...
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Bill on reporting missing child OK'd in NC House

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North Carolina legislators are seeking passage of a law making it a felony when parents knowingly fail to report to police their child has been missing for at least 24 hours. Full story...
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MetLife to move 2,600 jobs to NC from NE, Calif.

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Insurance giant MetLife Inc. is moving 2,600 jobs from offices in four Northeast states and California to North Carolina, which is offering tax and other incentives that could be worth almost $100 million. Full story...
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NC teacher pay slides against peer states

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While North Carolina's public schools have shown improvements in graduation rates and other indicators, teacher pay dropped to among the lowest in the country as the state struggled through the recession. Full story...
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High winds halt traffic, ferry service on NC coast

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A low pressure system that's dumping snow along the mid-Atlantic coast is creating problems on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Full story...
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