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GOP lawmakers move permitless concealed carry bills, at odds with North Carolina residents

Republicans in the state Senate have unanimously passed SB 50, “Freedom to Carry NC.” SB 50 is now in the House, where it has not yet been heard by a committee. However, the House has its own version of the bill: HB 5, “NC Constitutional Carry Act”. Despite public opposition, Republicans are standing behind the bills, a move that Representative Phil Rubin (D-Wake) says spells trouble for democracy in the state. 

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En Español

Los Republicanos de la Cámara Impulsan Recortes de Impuestos y de Medicaid

Los republicanos buscan extender los recortes fiscales de 2017 de Trump y aplicar temporalmente sus promesas de campaña de no gravar las propinas ni el pago por horas extra. Quieren compensar parcialmente el costo de aproximadamente 3.8 billones de dólares de esas medidas fiscales — como los planes para aumentar el gasto militar y en control migratorio— mediante recortes a Medicaid, los cupones de alimentos y subsidios para energías limpias.

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Economy

NC Senator Thom Tillis Calls Bipartisan Effort To Rein In Trump’s Tariffs “Political Exercise”

The resolution, backed by all present Democrats and three Republicans — Rand Paul (Ky.), Susan Collins (Maine), and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) — failed in a 49-49 tie vote in the GOP-controlled Senate. It sought to end the national emergency Trump declared to justify his broad tariff regime. Despite his past support for narrower efforts to rein in Trump’s tariff authority, Tillis declined to join this latest push.

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NC Courts

A victory for North Carolina Voters: Jefferson Griffin finally concedes in state Supreme Court race

Griffin’s concession comes after a federal judge ordered North Carolina election officials to confirm the victory of Justice Allison Riggs on the state Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Richard Myers, appointed to the bench by Trump, ruled that all of the ballots challenged by Judge Jefferson Griffin must count and ordered the State Board of Elections to certify the results that Allison Riggs won.

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