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Michael Feagles shoots 59 in Korn Ferry Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am
GREER, S.C. (AP) — Michael Feagles made a 25-foot birdie putt on his final hole to shoot a 12-under 59 on Thursday in the first round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was the ninth sub-60 score in the history of the developmental tour and the second this year....
Annual North Carolina farm measure, with wetland protection limits, gets final OK
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly approved the annual Farm Act on Thursday, a bill containing the usual hodgepodge of agriculture provisions, along with a contentious item involving limiting wetlands protections. The Senate voted 37-6 for the bill containing...
North Carolina bill ensuring Native American school graduates can wear feathers heads to governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — American Indian students in North Carolina public schools could wear items like feathers and plumes to their graduation ceremonies to signify their cultural heritage in legislation given final General Assembly approval Thursday. The House bill, which after...
Autopsy finds North Carolina man died of 'sudden cardiac arrest' during police confrontation
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man who died after police officers in North Carolina's capital city repeatedly used stun guns on him died from "sudden cardiac arrest" related to cocaine intoxication and the police confrontation, according to the state's autopsy report released Wednesday. ...
North Carolina lawmakers approve sports and horse-race gambling, bill now heading to governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly finalized legislation Wednesday to authorize statewide and regulate sports and horse-race wagering, a decision poised to open the nation's ninth-largest state to more legal gambling options. The House voted 69-44 for changes...
Ban on environmentally conscious investment advances in North Carolina Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina agencies and state pension plans would be prohibited from using socially and environmentally conscious criteria to make investment decisions or hire employees, under legislation that advanced Wednesday in the state Senate. The proposal, which...
Editorial Roundup: North Carolina
Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News and Observer. June 3, 2023. Editorial: With new voting bill, NC Republicans take another swing at democracy Freshly armed with a supermajority in the state legislature, North Carolina Republicans are picking up an old tactic: making it...
North Carolina Democrats seek election, campaign changes after lawmaker switches to GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state legislators who change party registrations midterm could be subject to an early election to keep the seat, according to a bill filed Tuesday by Senate Democrats in response to Rep. Tricia Cotham's switch to the GOP two months ago. The...
House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week's debt ceiling vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — House conservatives staged a mini-revolt Tuesday in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on last week’s vote to raise the debt ceiling, the right wing banding together to block progress on a mixture of bills and vent their frustration. Led by...
North Carolina legislature approves limits on politics, race discussion in state workplaces
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The promotion of certain beliefs that some North Carolina lawmakers have likened to “critical race theory" is on track to be banned in state government workplaces, under a bill that received final legislative approval on Tuesday. The two-pronged proposal that...
