Elections
Drescher: Open files of political appointees
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory wants to raise the number of political employees from 1,000 to 1,500. NC citizens should get access to their hiring, firing and performance reviews.
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CRIME
Man accused of stabbing Jamie Hahn gets public defender
Joseph Arbour has been appointed to represent Jonathan Broyhill, the 31-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of Jamie Hahn, a political fundraiser and rising star among North Carolina Democrats.
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STATE POLITICS
Voter ID one step closer to become state law
The state House passed a bill Wednesday requiring voters to show a photo ID when they go to the polls in 2016, after an emotionally charged debate that underscored North Carolina’s political polarization.
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ELECTIONS
New voter ID law could cost as much as $3.6 million to implement
The proposed new voter photo ID law could cost as much as much as $3.6 million to implement – the price of providing free photos to those without driver’s licenses, and voter education efforts, state officials said Thursday.
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STATE POLITICS
Voter ID backers speak at public hearing
As the state House begins moving toward a voter ID bill, a public hearing Wednesday brought out strong support for the measure, which requires voters to produce a government-approved photograph at voting places.
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ELECTIONS
Bipartisan bill would take politics out of redistricting
Wake Reps. Paul “Skip” Stam, a Republican, and Deborah Ross, a Democrat, have signed onto an effort to create a new redistricting system that would be in place in time for the 2020 census.
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STATE POLITICS
Grand jury asks Wake DA to investigate Bev Perdue donor
Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby is looking further into the case of a wealthy Democratic campaign donor who helped pay the salary of a staff member of former Gov. Bev Perdue’s 2008 campaign, in violation of state election laws.
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ELECTIONS
GOP rolls out less restrictive NC voter ID bill
House Republicans unveiled their long-awaited voter ID bill Thursday, offering a less restrictive version than the measure that was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Bev. Perdue two years ago.
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STATE POLITICS
NC lawmakers told voter ID worked well in Georgia
Georgia's top election official said Wednesday that a photo ID bill did not discourage voter participation or result in lower participation among African-Americans in his state.
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STATE POLITICS
GOP lawmakers' efforts to curtail early voting draws opposition
Early voting may soon be sharply restricted if North Carolina's Republican legislature has its way. The legislature is considering bills that would reduce the early voting period from two-and-a-half weeks to one week, and would end Sunday voting.
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LOCAL/STATE
Garner approves $35.7 million in bonds to reshape town
Garner voters approved the largest bond measure in its history by a comfortable margin, authorizing four bonds totaling $35.7 million to reshape the town.
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