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Dome: LaRoque theft, money-laundering trial begins Monday
Former N.C. Rep. Stephen LaRoque goes on trial in federal court Monday in Greenville to defend himself against charges that he illegally used federal loan money in his re-lending enterprise.
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Dome: Blackwater had a use for Sharia law
The private military contractor formerly called Blackwater tried to use Sharia law in 2006 to escape responsibility for a flight that killed three soldiers and the flight crew. Federal judges said no.
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Dome: Durham Tech employee fired for working a private business on state time
A state auditor's investigation into a Durham Technical Community College employee working a private business on the state's dime led to the employee's firing, a report released Wednesday revealed.
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Dome: Tax ideas on the table including capping local sales tax
A week after Senate Republicans unveiled an ambitious – yet controversial – tax overhaul measure, the forthcoming legislation continues to take shape.
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Dome: Wake judge issues restraining order over Asheville water
Wake County Superior Court Judge Don Stephens issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday afternoon preventing the City of Asheville’s water system from being transferred to a regional water system.
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Dome: Jam-packed action expected in legislature for Crossover Week
Welcome to Crossover Week on Jones Street. Think the action's been fast so far? Well, hold onto our elephant ears, this week lawmakers will be shoveling as many bills as possible through committee and out to their floors for a vote to meet a Thursday deadline dubbed crossover.
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Dome: Shanahan says law firm doesn't handle issues at legislature
NC Department of Public Safety Secretary Kieran Shanahan clarifies that his law firm doesn't represent clients with issues before the General Assembly. The firm's website says it does, but Shanahan says that is inaccurate and should have been removed after he took office.
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Christensen: My mom’s amazing swan song
This is my first Mother’s Day without my mom, who passed away earlier this year of congestive heart failure. She died just a few days short of her 86th birthday.
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Dome: Four Dems want Voller out as interim executive director
Four members of the state Democratic Party are trying to remove chairman Randy Vollmer as interim executive director, saying he violated procedure when he named himself to that post.
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Dome: Art Pope blesses zero-based budgeting
A House judiciary subcommittee was minding its own business Wednesday, working through a calendar of unremarkable bills, when Art Pope slipped into the room.
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Dome: Gun bill clears House, heads to Senate
A bill that would let people take guns into bars and restaurants, campuses and parks received final approval in House. A dozen proposed amendments were tabled.
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