Recent Articles from Gary D. Robertson, AP
Is my home flooded? N. Carolina tech program can tell you
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — How much could it cost a home owner in eastern North Carolina to clean up the mess left behind by Hurricane Matthew? A high-tech computer program […]
Election board clears McCrory, bond campaigns on complaints
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The State Board of Elections on Friday cleared Republican Gov. Pat McCrory’s campaign and a committee that urged voters to approve a $2 billion bond referendum […]
As expected, McCrory vetoes coal ash commission bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory vetoed legislation late Monday reviving a special commission tasked in 2014 with managing the cleanup of coal ash in North Carolina that Duke Energy […]
Halting LGBT rules, NC lawmakers again rebuff cities
RALEIGH – The decision by the North Carolina legislature and Gov. Pat McCrory to overturn Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance for LGBT citizens isn’t simply another skirmish in the decades-old culture war between […]
Halting LGBT rules, N Carolina lawmakers again rebuff cities
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The decision by the North Carolina legislature and Gov. Pat McCrory to overturn Charlotte’s anti-discrimination ordinance for LGBT citizens isn’t simply another skirmish in the decades-old […]
Law on discrimination, bathrooms aids campaign fundraising
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Signed only two weeks ago, North Carolina’s new law blocking anti-discrimination rules covering the LGBT community has become an issue in one of the nation’s most […]
House panel backs ending ferry tolls, light-rail funds cap
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state House transportation study panel recommended Monday that the North Carolina legislature do away with all ferry tolls and eliminate a recent cap on state […]
State economists predict $237M more revenues than expected
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State government economists further upgraded North Carolina’s revenue picture Wednesday, affirming Gov. Pat McCrory and the legislature should have a slight surplus this fiscal year and […]
Lawsuit challenges North Carolina anti-discrimination law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two transgender people and a lesbian law school professor filed a federal lawsuit Monday to challenge a new North Carolina law that blocks local governments from passing […]
Lawmakers returning to work on Charlotte transgender act
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to take up legislation that would attempt to override Charlotte’s nondiscrimination ordinance, which also addresses transgender people and restrooms, […]
Burr, Ross keep lead in US Senate fundraising chase
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican incumbent Richard Burr and Democrat Deborah Ross raised the most money for the U.S. Senate before the final weeks of campaigning for their respective March […]
McCrory, Cooper face undaunted governor primary challengers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A default expectation for North Carolina’s fall elections is that Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper will clash in a bruising gubernatorial […]
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