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The policy had been in place since 2019 and previously mandated all public universities in North Carolina to have DEI offices.
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North Carolina's elections director, Karen Brinson Bell, addressed a joint legislative oversight committee on the challenges the state faces this year as major election law changes, such as the photo ID requirement, take effect.
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While Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife told her nonprofit’s clients that she was shutting down because of her husband’s campaign for governor, she told a state agency a different story.
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The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department says a suspect from Tennessee died following a vehicle chase and gunfire exchange.
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One of the biggest upsets — and closest races — in last month’s primary took place in northeastern North Carolina. In a state House race to serve Halifax, Warren and Northampton counties, longtime Representative Michael Wray lost to challenger Rodney Pierce.
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The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority has $9.5 million to allocate and may use some tourism tax money to support affordable housing projects.
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Finding Joy: What happens to orphaned owls? The Carolina Raptor Center has a foster program for thatWhen baby owls are abandoned or their nests destroyed, the Carolina Raptor Center swoops in to rescue them. They provide the chicks with food, shelter and a foster family of sorts.
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Nearly 11% of North Carolina’s population is Latino, but the state has no Latino elected officials serving in the legislature and statewide offices. Groups within the Democratic and Republican parties are making efforts to change that.
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The popular convenience store and gas station chain Wawa will celebrate the grand opening of its first North Carolina store in Kill Devil Hills in May.
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Controlled burns create habitat, promote native plant growth and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. But most of N.C.’s forests are privately owned, which means landowners must reconnect with the land they purchased through fire.