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NC State News July 24, 2015

NC court upholds taxpayer-funded grants for private schools

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a Republican-backed program that spends taxpayer money on tuition for students at private and religious schools. […]

NC State News June 16, 2015

Proposed settlement would allow Bonner Bridge replacement

RALEIGH — North Carolina transportation officials have reached an agreement with environmental groups that would allow for the construction of a new span across Oregon Inlet to replace the aging Bonner […]

NC State News May 6, 2015

More people near coal ash pits told not to drink their water

RALEIGH — North Carolina officials are warning more residents living near Duke Energy’s coal ash pits that it’s not safe to drink or cook with their well water after tests showed […]

NC State News April 17, 2015

Man pleads guilty after supplying NC with bad bridge parts

RALEIGH — A Chicago man admitted guilt Thursday on federal charges related to supplying defective bridge parts used in 25 highway projects across North Carolina. Joel de la Torre, 33, pleaded […]

NC State News December 12, 2014

Duke to repair leaky pipe at coal ash dump near Charlotte

RALEIGH — North Carolina environmental officials said Thursday that they have approved plans by Duke Energy to drain contaminated wastewater from a huge coal ash dump near Charlotte to repair a leaking pipe. […]

NC State News November 14, 2014

McCrory sues legislators over coal ash commission

RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory and two of his predecessors sued North Carolina’s top legislators Thursday over the makeup of the state’s new Coal Ash Management Commission and other panels approved this year […]

NC State News September 5, 2014

McCrory to give up donations tied to paving fraud

RALEIGH — The campaign of Gov. Pat McCrory says it will give to charity more than $10,000 in political donations tied to a North Carolina paving company involved in what federal prosecutors say was a […]

NC State News June 25, 2014

NC House Republican roll out new spending bill

RALEIGH — House Republicans and Gov. Pat McCrory are joining forces to shake up the slow North Carolina state budget talks by backing a scaled-down spending plan that still includes teacher and […]

NC State News March 4, 2014

NC cites 5 Duke Energy plants for lacking permits

RALEIGH — North Carolina regulators have cited five more Duke Energy power plants for lacking required storm water permits after a massive spill at one of the company’s coal ash dumps coated 70 […]

NC State News February 18, 2014

Toxins leaking from 2nd pipe at NC coal ash dump

RALEIGH — North Carolina officials say wastewater containing unsafe levels of arsenic from a Duke Energy coal ash dump is flowing into a North Carolina river already contaminated from a massive Feb. 2 spill. The state […]

NC State News February 17, 2014

UPDATED: NC Gov. McCrory briefed on Duke coal ash lawsuit

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top environmental official said Monday that he briefed Gov. Pat McCrory before intervening in lawsuits against Duke Energy, resulting in a negotiated settlement that fined the $50 billion corporation […]

NC State News January 6, 2014

UPDATED: McCrory: ‘Carolina Comeback’ economic recovery

DURHAM — Gov. Pat McCrory touted what he termed as the “Great Carolina Comeback” on Monday as evidence the state’s Republican-authored economic and tax reforms are working. McCrory was the keynote speaker […]

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