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North Carolina Senate passes bills to undo mandatory minimum sentences, have records expunged

By April Bamburg | Jun 24, 2020

The North Carolina Senate has passed a pair of bills that are designed to overturn a law sponsored in the late 1990s by then- Sen. Roy Cooper, which doubled the mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, Senate Republicans announced in a news release June 16.

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Remote learning during COVID-19 earns a failing grade, says WSJ

By April Bamburg | 4 years ago

Despite the hopes and efforts of educators, remote learning in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has earned a failing grade.

Gov. Cooper insists on masks for Republican convention after not wearing one in public

By April Bamburg | Jun 3, 2020

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has told organizers of the Republican National Convention, currently scheduled to start on Aug. 24 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, that face coverings and social distancing efforts are required due ongoing COVID-19 concerns.

ReOpen NC co-founder talks with Tea Party co-founder Mark Meckler

By April Bamburg | May 7, 2020

Ashley Smith, mother of four and Reopen NC activist, spoke with Mark Meckler on his podcast "Fighting To Reopen America."

Gov. Cooper Under Fire for Lack of Covid Transparency

By April Bamburg | May 7, 2020

In North Carolina some are starting to talk about a lack of transparency in COVID-19 information coming from the office of Gov. Roy Cooper.

Gaston County Commissioners support businesses reopening, defer to Gov. Cooper's Stay at Home order

By April Bamburg | May 4, 2020

Gaston County Commissioners announced that they would sign an order reopening county businesses, despite North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s stay-at-home order — but warned that the governor's order supersedes the county’s.

Cunningham claims PAC-free senate campaign despite history of corporate donations

By April Bamburg | Apr 25, 2020

Cal Cunningham is running a “people-powered campaign” as he runs for a seat in the North Carolina Senate, aiming to unseat incumbent Thom Tillis (R-NC) in November.

North Carolina film industry brings in $167 million

By April Bamburg | Feb 12, 2020

According to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the 2019 filming season brought in more than $167 million in direct spending, which was more than television and film projects had spent in the state in the past five years, and created 11,820 job opportunities.

Court hears arguments in first appeals case of hog-farming lawsuits

By April Bamburg | Feb 8, 2020

Attorneys for a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods addressed the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond last month, asking judges to reverse a multi-million dollar jury award issued to neighbors of a North Carolina hog farm.