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Republicans Reject Gun Safety Measures as NC Senate Passes Permitless Carry Bill

Under the bill, residents of North Carolina who are U.S. citizens at least 18 years of age, and not otherwise prohibited by law, would be able to carry concealed handguns without obtaining a permit. North Carolina law currently requires gun owners to obtain permits from their local sheriff’s office in order to carry a concealed handgun. Concealed carry also requires a minimum of eight hours of training and the passing of a background check.

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NC Courts

Over 200 former justices, judges, and legal experts call on Jefferson Griffin to end his attempt to overturn NC election results

“Our state has reliable procedures in place to ensure that the vote count is accurate. Those procedures were faithfully followed and confirmed that Jefferson Griffin lost the election,” said Marshall Hurley, former General Counsel for the NC Republican Party, in a press release. “It’s time for Judge Griffin to concede and allow our state to move forward”.

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En Español

Cómo la Casa Blanca ignoró la orden de un juez para dar vuelta los vuelos de deportación

La administración Trump dijo que ignoró una orden judicial para dar vuelta dos aviones con supuestos miembros de pandillas venezolanas porque los vuelos estaban sobre aguas internacionales. La decisión de la administración de desafiar la orden de un juez federal es extremadamente rara y altamente controvertida. “La orden judicial fue desobedecida. El primero de muchos, como he estado advirtiendo, y el comienzo de una verdadera crisis constitucional”, escribió el abogado de seguridad nacional Mark S. Zaid, crítico de Trump, en X, añadiendo que Trump podría ser finalmente destituido. La Casa Blanca da la bienvenida a esa lucha. “Esto llegará a la Corte Suprema. Y vamos a ganar”, dijo un alto funcionario de la Casa Blanca a Axios.

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Economy

House Democrats try to move North Carolina’s minimum wage closer to a living wage

Democrats in the North Carolina legislature are attempting to raise the state’s minimum wage which has not been increased in over 15 years. Representatives Allison Dahl (D-District 11), Aisha Dew (D-District 111), Bryan Cohn (D-District 32), and Marcia Morey (D-District 30) filed House Bill 353, titled the “Fair Minimum Wage Act”, would not just raise the minimum wage once but continue to raise it as time goes on. 

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Health

“Dooming a lot of us to early deaths”: North Carolinians Fear Republicans’ Proposed Medicaid Cuts

About 3 million North Carolina residents — one in four —  receive health coverage through Medicaid, a figure that includes the more than 640,000 people who received coverage through the state’s Medicaid expansion program starting in Dec. 2023. Under state law, North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion program would end should federal funding for the program drop below 90%, cutting off access to the 640,000 North Carolinians who’ve gotten coverage under the expansion. 

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Economy

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein Outlines Robust Policy Agenda in First State Address

The theme of Stein’s speech was “North Carolina Strong,” a motto the newly elected governor has used to rally North Carolinians who are in the midst of a hurricane rebuild, rising costs, and deep federal funding cuts. He recognized several honored guests from across the state, leaders in fields such as education and law enforcement that Stein believes have embodied his view of “North Carolina Strong.”

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