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Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller, right, and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, are sworn in on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings.

Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that ...

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STATE POLITICS

BCBS influence waning with NC lawmakers

The state's largest health insurer so far this session has seen three measure pieces of legislation go against its wishes.
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TRAFFIC

NC House says yes to interstate tolls - but with limits

If the Senate agrees with an unanimous House vote, North Carolina won't be able to use tolls to finance major freeway overhaul projects. But the state could start adding toll express lanes to existing interstates.
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EDUCATION

NC Community colleges, high schools emphasize training for manufacturing jobs

North Carolina's community colleges offer skills certifications geared to advanced manufacturing, and a new Triangle apprenticeship program is launched.
WAKE COUNTY

Raleigh considers banning dogs from city athletic fields, playgrounds

The city parks department says it gets frequent complaints that dogs are roaming – and relieving themselves – freely on city playgrounds, tennis courts and athletic fields.
JOHN EDWARDS CASE

Edwards reactivates law license, speaking at event

Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit.
NATIONAL POLITICS

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law.
LOCAL POLITICS

TriPol: Raleigh council committee backs city's panhandling rules

Raleigh City Council members this week rejected a request from Occupy Raleigh members to loosen the city's panhandling rules.
LOCAL/STATE

Drescher: Feisty Baptist editor was one of a kind

R.G. "Gene" Puckett was a verbal pugilist who enjoyed a good argument. Puckett, a man who enjoyed conflict, probably reveled in the split vote that installed him as editor of the Biblical Recorder. He was not for everybody. Nor did he want to be.
DURHAM COUNTY

751 South renews drive for annexation to Durham

Developers of the controversial 751 South project in southern Durham County have re-applied for annexation and utility service from the city. In 2012, the City Council unanimously denied annexation and utilities, but support in current state legislature has changed the situation.
NATIONAL POLITICS

Transportation nominee Anthony Foxx prepares for DC debut at confirmation hearing

Anthony Foxx appears to have a clear path to confirmation as U.S. transportation secretary next week, as virtually all of his 16 predecessors have.