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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

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Gov. Roy Cooper's office has asked the state Supreme Court to intervene in the placement of the amendments on the November ballot. (Shutterstock)
Ballots Stalled After NC Supreme Court Decision

RALEIGH, N.C. – Just what North Carolina's ballots will look like in November remains in question after the state's Supreme Court issued a …

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Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica, speaks at the Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The company has been banned from Facebook. (Sam Barnes/Web Summit/flickr)
NC GOP, Tillis, McHenry Silent on Cambridge Analytica Connection

RALEIGH, N.C. — It's a story with international implications that has ties here in North Carolina. Cambridge Analytica - a firm now suspected …

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., co-founder of the cyber-crime caucus and seen here shaking the hand of vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, says the Democratic National Committee hack could have profoundly disturbing implications. (Warner's Office)
Senator: Politics Aside, DNC Hack has Disturbing Implications

RALEIGH, N.C. - Charges that the Russians may have hacked the Democratic National Committee to help Donald Trump are "extraordinarily disturbing" to …

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Planned Express Toll Lanes on I-77 in Charlotte could end up costing taxpayers additional funds if enough travelers don't opt to take the travel option. (CharlieCowins/Flickr.com)
Report: Express-Lane Project May Take Toll on NC Taxpayers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Plans for the controversial I-77 Express Lanes Project in Charlotte are moving ahead now that the Charlotte Regional Transportation …

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North Carolina voters will have the chance to weigh in on the Connect NC bond referendum on the March 15 primary ballot. (kconnors/morguefile.com)
Borrowing for the Future: Nonpartisan Support for Connect NC Bond

RALEIGH, N.C. – In less than two months at the March 15th primary, North Carolina voters will have their say on a bond referendum that …

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North Carolina is still without a passed budget for the fiscal year. Credit: cohdra/morguefile.com
State Budget Still in Flux at a Cost of Millions to Taxpayers

GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina lawmakers have missed the deadline to pass a budget by eight weeks. According to published reports, it costs the …

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Photo: Durham residents now can look for this logo on websites or at business entrances to find out if the business pays its employees a living wage. Photo credit: Durham Living Wage Project
N.C. Communities Find Ways to Encourage Living Wage Without Help from State

DURHAM, N.C. - Within a few days, residents in parts of the Triangle will know upon entering a business or visiting its website whether it pays a …

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PHOTO: The North Carolina Justice Center says 60 percent of projects funded by the Job Development Investment Grant (J-DIG) Program have failed to deliver the jobs they promised. Photo credit: Innov8Social/Flickr.
Report Examines North Carolina Economic Incentive Programs

RALEIGH, N.C. - A bill is expected in the State Assembly as early as this week for a new jobs plan at the urging of Governor Pat McCrory. However…

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PHOTO: Events around the United States today mark the fifth anniversary of the controversial U.S. Supreme Court
Calls Today to End Corporate Influence in Elections

RALEIGH, N.C. - Protest events are planned around the nation today to mark the fifth anniversary of the Citizens United ruling by the U.S. Supreme …

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PHOTO: The North Carolina State Ethics Commission is reviewing a 50-page complaint filed by Progress North Carolina Action, alleging conflicts of interest between Governor Pat McCrory's private financial ties and his public duties as governor. Photo credit: Governor's office.
Gov. McCrory's Financial Ties Questioned in Ethics Complaint

RALEIGH, N.C. - As Governor Pat McCrory begins the second half of his term this week, McCrory is facing allegations of ethics violations in a 50-page …

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Photo: North Carolina's U.S. Senate race encouraged turnout among voters across the state, and set a record when it comes to campaign spending. Photo credit: S. Carson
Cure for Election Hangover? Race for 2016 Begins Today

RALEIGH, N.C. - After enduring months of campaign ads, North Carolinians are waking up today and learning how the candidates and issues they favored …

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PHOTO: North Carolina's Democratic Senator Kay Hagan is among 40 senators cosponsoring a constitutional amendment to give Congress and states control of political campaign spending. Photo credit: Martin Falbisoner / Wikimedia.
Senate Vote Expected Today on Campaign Spending Limits

RALEIGH, N.C. - A vote is expected Thursday on Capitol Hill on a proposed constitutional amendment to give Congress and the states control of …

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