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The results of the North Carolina Court of Appeals elections could determine whether Democrats have any voice at all on the state’s second-highest court.
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Fewer than 6% of American physicians identify as Black, but census data show roughly 12% of the U.S. population is Black. Some experts say that disparity is one reason communities of color tend to experience worse health outcomes in the U.S., including higher rates of high blood pressure, shorter life expectancy and higher risks during childbirth. A new book from a former ProPublica reporter links today’s inequalities to a long history of structural racism — part of which runs through North Carolina. -
Wiki commonsThe FBI launches an investigation into CMS. The county might wait on the outcome of the several probes being conducted before it asks its own questions. But the county is asking questions about why Discovery Place can’t repay a $14 million loan. The General Assembly is set to consider suspending the gasoline tax, and PTL’s Jim Bakker dies. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters.
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Three North Carolina legal aid organizations are suing over lawmakers’ decision to redirect millions in IOLTA funding even as thousands in western North Carolina need services as they recover from Hurricane Helene. -
Nearly five months after NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died from a sudden illness, fans gathered Friday for the Kyle Busch Celebration of Life at Charlotte Motor Speedway. -
Voters consider a property tax levy limit for the first time on the November ballot. -
With cost of diesel fuel hitting records, school districts across North Carolina are reckoning with how they’ll afford to keep buses going. -
The Trump administration has proposed several major changes to the 2030 census that could limit who is counted and what information is collected. Among the changes, any non-U.S. citizens without a green card would not be counted, and the census would no longer ask people about their race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. -
All three candidates for South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat will meet Sunday night in Columbia for a debate ahead of the November election.
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A public celebration of life for televangelist Jim Bakker will be held Monday in Blue Eye, Missouri.Bakker died this week at age 86.He and his former wife, Tammy Faye, built the PTL television network and Heritage USA Christian theme park near Fort Mill before the ministry collapsed amid sex and fraud scandals in the late 1980s.A public viewing is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, followed by the celebration of life at 1 p.m. -
We’re less than a month away from the midterm elections. While the most prominent race in North Carolina is for U.S. Senate, there’s also an important race for state Supreme Court. Incumbent Democrat Anita Earls faces a challenge from former Republican state Rep. Sarah Stevens. You’re probably not familiar with her. She hasn’t run any TV ads, has largely avoided social media, and has raised little money. Reporter Bryan Anderson wrote about Stevens’ strategy, or seeming lack of it, for The Assembly. He joins WFAE's Marshall Terry to talk about it.
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