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A quartet of Republican judges ruled Thursday along party lines to overturn the court’s precedent. At stake is a multi-billion dollar plan to provide state funds to improve public education in North Carolina.

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There is public concern about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.
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Bondi's departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files. President Trump says Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will be acting attorney general.
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N.C. State has an agreement with Tennessee assistant coach and former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey to lead its men's basketball program.
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The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
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Out-of-state patients got more than one-third of the abortions provided in North Carolina in 2025, as telehealth expands as a pathway to care.
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North Carolina is putting talks about the future home for its men's basketball program on hold. In a statement Sunday, the school said it is suspending those discussions as officials focus on hiring a new coach after the firing of Hubert Davis.
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The legislature’s budget stalemate has hit North Carolina’s prison system hard, making it difficult to pay bills and keep enough staff to safely operate its 55 facilities.
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The Robinson family's nonprofit, Balanced Nutrition, was ordered to repay $101,142 in misspent funds to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in early 2025. A spokesperson for DHHS says they’re using a collections agency to try to get the money (with the latest attempt beginning this week), but so far Balanced Nutrition hasn’t repaid anything.
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Due South host Leoneda Inge remembers North Carolina A&T State University alum Rev. Jesse Jackson, as voting rights activism continues to grow today.
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A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s photo voter ID law, rejecting claims by civil rights groups that discrimination against Black and Latino voters warrants striking it down.
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