RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (AP) — Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic challenger Attorney General Roy Cooper are holding a statewide televised debate that will be overshadowed in some parts of North Carolina by Hurricane Matthew’s aftermath. The two candidates ...

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The North Carolina General Assembly has passed a bill granting vesting rights to multiphase projects, in effect providing assurance to developers that they can carry out their original plans  when governing bodies change development rules after a site plan has ...

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Gov. Pat McCrory faced sharp criticism from state Attorney General Roy Cooper on taxes, education and McCrory’s support of HB2, during a wide-ranging debate hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association in Charlotte last week. Cooper, a Democrat who hopes ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation designed to resolve tax, education and property issues associated with redrawing the North Carolina-South Carolina border has been signed by Gov. Pat McCrory. McCrory’s signature Wednesday — combined with South Carolina’s similar legislation approved this ...

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Appalachian State University will build a health sciences building using $70 million of the first $200 million in Connect NC bonds, the school announced this week. The Connect NC bonds were approved by voters statewide in March. “New university facilities ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is moving forward with a $2 billion borrowing initiative aimed at education and state infrastructure that voters approved in March. The Council of State on Tuesday unanimously approved the first $200 million of bonds ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Saying he received lots of “feedback and suggestions and opinions” about a law he signed that limits LGBT protections, North Carolina’s governor has ordered anti-discrimination rules be expanded for state employees. Gov. Pat McCrory also wants ...

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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 a little more to work with adjusting the two-year budget ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Corporations expressed disappointment and the NCAA vowed to monitor what North Carolina does next now that the state has banned any local government measures protecting people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators decided to rein in local governments by approving a bill that prevents cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination rules. Gov. Pat McCrory later signed the legislation, which dealt a blow to the ...

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