North Carolina

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North Carolina legislators leave after veto overrides, ballot question, unfinished business

The North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up this year’s chief work session after overriding Democratic Gov.
 
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North Carolina’s restrictions on public mask-wearing are now law after some key revisions

 
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North Carolina party recognition for groups seeking RFK Jr., West on ballot stopped for now

 
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North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down

 
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Planned Parenthood says it will spend $40 million on abortion rights ahead of November’s election

 

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

A KFF Health News and Associated Press analysis found more than half of areas targeted by federal money in recent years saw HIV rates increase for Latinos while decreasing for other racial and ethnic groups. Fernando Hermida is among them. (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld)
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Two dead in single-engine plane crash in North Carolina, officials say

After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians

Statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham unveiled at US Capitol

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Trial judges dismiss North Carolina redistricting lawsuit over right to ‘fair elections’

North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to “fair elections.”
 

Judge upholds North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, whose criminal penalties were raised last year by state legislators.
 

North Carolina Senate approves spending plan adjustments, amid budget impasse with House

The North Carolina Senate has approved a budget-adjustment measure that is stripped down compared to similar legislation advanced by the House.
 

Single-A Carolina League Glance

All Times EDT
North Division
WLPct.GB
x-Carolina (Milwaukee)101.000—
Delmarva (Baltimore)101.000—
Fredericksburg (Washington)101.000—
Salem (Boston)101.000—
Down East (Texas)01.0001
Lynchburg (Cleveland)01.0001
 

North Carolina lawmakers appeal judge’s decision blocking abortion-pill restrictions

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders are appealing portions of a federal judge’s order this month that blocked several state laws that restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.
 
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North Carolina governor vetoes masks bill largely because of provision about campaign finance

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a North Carolina masking bill that previously removed a pandemic-era exemption that allowed people to mask in public for health reasons.
 

Single-A Carolina League Glance

All Times EDT
North Division
WLPct.GB
x-Carolina (Milwaukee)4124.631—
Lynchburg (Cleveland)3729.5614½
Down East (Texas)3530.5386
Fredericksburg (Washington)3531.5306½
Salem (Boston)3432.5157½
Delmarva (Baltimore)2342.35418
 
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North Carolina Senate gives initial approval to legalizing medical marijuana

The North Carolina Senate has given its initial approval to legalizing medical marijuana. The Senate voted 33-9 on Thursday in favor of a measure that would legalize the medical use of pot, with nine Republicans breaking from the rest of the party to oppose it.
 
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North Carolina legislature likely heading home soon for a ‘little cooling off’ over budget

North Carolina lawmakers look ready to go on hiatus after next week while a stalemate simmers between Republicans over how to adjust the current two-year state budget.
 
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Citizens-only voting, photo ID and income tax changes could become NC amendments on 2024 ballots

North Carolina Republican lawmakers introduced three constitutional amendments that could appear on statewide ballots this November.
 
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North Carolina revives the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana

The North Carolina Senate added an amendment to an existing hemp regulations bill that would legalize medical marijuana on Wednesday. The addition comes as the U.S.
 

North Carolina investigators reviewing state treasurer’s use of government vehicles

North Carolina law enforcement officials are investigating the potential improper use of state vehicles by North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell.
 

Unloaded weapons don’t violate North Carolina safe gun storage law, appeals court says

A North Carolina appeals court has decided that a gun must be loaded for someone to be convicted of failing to properly store the weapon at home to protect minors living there.
 

Kentucky-Florida game at CWS is postponed until Wednesday amid forecast of storms

The College World Series elimination game between Kentucky and Florida scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed because of inclement weather forecast for the Omaha area.
 
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North Carolina House seeks higher worker pay, child care and voucher money in budget bill

The North Carolina House is advancing its own budget-adjustment measure as negotiations with the Senate have faltered.
 

Caglianone makes up for short outing with record HR in Florida’s 5-4 CWS win over NC State

Two-way star Jac Caglianone broke the Florida single-season home run record to give his team the lead an inning after he struggled on the mound and got pulled, and the Gators eliminated North Carolina State from the College World Series with a 5-4 victory.
 

Kavares Tears’ 3-run HR gets No. 1 Vols going in 6-1 win over North Carolina at College World Series

Kavares Tears and Reese Chapman homered, Drew Beam limited North Carolina to one hit over five shutout innings, and Tennessee took control of its bracket at the College World Series with a 6-1 win.
 

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Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

North Carolina is one of a handful of tightly contested states that could determine this year’s presidential election.
 
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Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up

Granville County is one of only six counties in North Carolina that voted for Barack Obama, and then pivoted to Donald Trump.
 

Daly’s homer lets Kentucky celebrate 5-4, 10-inning walk-off win in its College World Series debut

Mitchell Daly homered in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Kentucky a 5-4 win over North Carolina State.
 
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North Carolina governor vetoes bill that would mandate more youths getting tried in adult court

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a measure that would have ensured more young people accused of serious crimes be automatically tried in adult court.
 
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Virginia, Tennessee, Florida expect experience from ’23 College World Series to provide an edge

The game’s the same. It’s what happens away from the field and how players deal with it that can affect how long a team sticks around at the College World Series.
 
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NC State wants to make happier memories in return to CWS after COVID-19 brought abrupt end in 2021

Four players are back from the 2021 North Carolina State team that was sent home from the College World Series because of a COVID-19 outbreak.
 
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North Carolina judges grapple with defining ‘fair’ elections in redistricting suit

North Carolina judges are deciding whether a redistricting lawsuit claiming a state constitutional right to “fair” elections can go to trial.
 

NC Senate threatens to end budget talks over spending dispute with House

The North Carolina Senate’s top leader says chamber Republicans are prepared to walk away from budget negotiations if the House remains unwilling to lower its preferred spending levels.
 

With spending talks idling, North Carolina House to advance its own budget proposal

The North Carolina House plans to roll out a budget proposal of its own in the coming days as work on a negotiated plan with the Senate has slowed.
 
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North Carolina lawmakers approve mask bill that allows health exemption after pushback

A reworked version of a bill that originally caught flak for removing a pandemic-era health exemption for wearing a mask in public has been approved by North Carolina lawmakers.
 

Bill for `forever chemicals’ manufacturers to pay North Carolina water systems advances

An effort to order manufacturers of “forever chemicals” to help North Carolina public water systems pay for upgrades to remove contaminants that a company discharged has been renewed in the General Assembly.
 
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Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series

The College World Series begins its annual run in Omaha, Nebraska, this week. It opens Friday with an all-ACC matchup between North Carolina and Virginia in the afternoon and Tennessee of the SEC playing Florida State of the ACC at night.
 
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