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Diverse crowd marches in Raleigh to champion civil rights, healthcare and immigration at HKonJ People’s Assembly

Feb 11, 2017

Video: Thousands descend on downtown Raleigh for the annual HKonJ march on Saturday, February 11, 2017.

Casey Toth and Adam Jennings newsobserver.com

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Angry Governor Cooper blasts compromise budget

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper blasts the legislature's compromise budget in a news conference Tuesday, June, 20, 2017 in Raleigh.

Recreational fishermen, conservation groups, rally to support fisheries bill

Video: A group comprised mostly of recreational fishermen tow their fishing boats around the Legislative Building in Raleigh in parade-like fashion to rally support for HB867 Tuesday morning, June 20, 2017. According to supporters, the bill would change the way North Carolina marine fisheries are managed to guarantee sustainable harvest in the future.

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Wake school official excited to see comeback for Teaching Fellows program

Shanta Lightfoot, a senior administrator for Middle School English Language Arts for Wake County Public School Systems, graduated from N.C. State in 2008 having participated in the Teaching Fellows Program. The program was cut in 2011 but now appears to be making a return. Lightfoot talks about the impact of losing the program and what it means for it to return.

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NC state budget deal includes raises for state employees, teachers

A compromise North Carolina state budget would give teachers an average pay raise of 3.3 percent in the coming year, and would raise most other state employees’ pay by a flat $1,000. Retired state employees would receive a 1 percent cost-of-living increase in their pension checks.

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Governor’s School survives budget cuts

The Governor's School survived possible cuts to its state funding after a NC Senate's budget proposal called for cut while the House budget left funding intact. The compromise budget leaves funding in place. For more than 50 years, the summer program has provided educational opportunities for high school students.

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Factcheck: Richard Burr claims uncommon transparency in Trump, Russia investigation

News & Observer reporter Will Doran factchecks Sen. Richard Burr's claims of uncommon transparency in the Trump, Russia investigation.

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GOP's Hayes: Cooper doesn't have authority to call for special election

Video: NC GOP Chairman Robin Hayes says that Gov. Roy Cooper doesn't have the authority to call for a special election following some recent court rulings on redistricting. Hayes says that when Cooper was in the General Assembly on the redistricting committee, he drew districts for racial and partisan reasons.

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NAACP activists threatened with arrest while delivering letter to House speaker’s office

Legislative Services Officer Paul Coble threatened to arrest activists with the N.C. NAACP Tuesday when they attempted to deliver a letter to House Speaker Tim Moore’s office.

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NAACP's Barber wants General Assembly to stop making laws

Video: The N.C. NAACP's Rev. William Barber wants the N.C. General Assembly to 'Cease and desist' from making laws. He says it is an illegal body following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says some voting districts were improperly drawn.

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Black lawmakers call for quick redistricting

Members of the Legislative Black Caucus call for immediate redistricting.

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North Carolina GOP lawmaker: NC House budget plan eliminates Pre-K wait list

Last year nearly 5,000 children were turned away from free Pre-K classes because the state didn't fund enough seats for them. PolitiFact NC looked into a claim that the legislature is on its way toward getting rid of that waiting list.

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McKissick: Republicans circumvented Cooper's call for special session

VIDEO: Sen. Floyd McKissick, a Durham Democrat, explains why he opposes the Senate's decision to cancel Gov. Roy Cooper's call for a special session Thursday on redistricting.

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Berger: Why Cooper's call for special session voted down

VIDEO: Senate leader Phil Berger explains why he opposed Gov. Roy Cooper's call for a special legislative session on redistricting.

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Cooper wants budget with more "vision"

Gov. Roy Cooper holds a news conference in Raleigh on Monday to call for a state budget that better reflects state's needs.

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Former Gov. McCrory calls for Gov. Cooper to do more to help Hurricane Matthew victims

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory calls for a new voter ID law, and for Gov. Roy Cooper to do more to help Hurricane Matthew victims. McCrory spoke with reporters after making a speech to the NC Republican Party convention Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Wilmington.

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House budget writers anticipate orderly budget negotiations

House chief budget writer Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, discuss differences between House and Senate versions of the state budget and how negotiations between the two chambers are likely to unfold.

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Recreational fishermen, conservation groups, rally to support fisheries bill

Angry Governor Cooper blasts compromise budget

NC state budget deal includes raises for state employees, teachers

Wake school official excited to see comeback for Teaching Fellows program

Governor’s School survives budget cuts

Factcheck: Richard Burr claims uncommon transparency in Trump, Russia investigation

GOP's Hayes: Cooper doesn't have authority to call for special election

NAACP activists threatened with arrest while delivering letter to House speaker’s office

NAACP's Barber wants General Assembly to stop making laws

Black lawmakers call for quick redistricting

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Diverse crowd marches in Raleigh to champion civil rights, healthcare and immigration at HKonJ People’s Assembly

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Diverse crowd marches in Raleigh to champion civil rights, healthcare and immigration at HKonJ People’s Assembly

Recreational fishermen, conservation groups, rally to support fisheries bill

Angry Governor Cooper blasts compromise budget

NC state budget deal includes raises for state employees, teachers

Wake school official excited to see comeback for Teaching Fellows program

Governor’s School survives budget cuts

Factcheck: Richard Burr claims uncommon transparency in Trump, Russia investigation

GOP's Hayes: Cooper doesn't have authority to call for special election

NAACP activists threatened with arrest while delivering letter to House speaker’s office

NAACP's Barber wants General Assembly to stop making laws

Black lawmakers call for quick redistricting

North Carolina GOP lawmaker: NC House budget plan eliminates Pre-K wait list

McKissick: Republicans circumvented Cooper's call for special session

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