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News from June 2023

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Governor Cooper Signs One Bill into Law

By Old North News Report | Jun 17, 2023

On June 12, Governor Roy Cooper signed one bill into law:

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Week of June 3: 87 people in 25-44 age group are estimated to have died in North Carolina

By Old North News | Jun 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 87 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending June 3.

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Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $4.7 Million Health Care Conviction

By Old North News Report | Jun 17, 2023

(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Aljihad Shabazz of Kernersville pleaded guilty for his role in a health care fraud scheme that defrauded the North Carolina Medicaid program of more than $4.7 million.

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Governor Cooper Signs Four Bills into Law

By Old North News Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 10, Governor Roy Cooper signed four bills into law:

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Education Leaders in 25+ School Districts Speak Out Against NC General Assembly’s Extreme Plans to Gut Funding for Public Education

By Old North News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Bipartisan Calls from School Boards and Public Education Leaders Across the State to Invest in Public Schools

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Senate Passes Tillis and Budd Resolution Congratulating the NCCU Football Team Winning the HBCU National Championship

By Old North News Report | Jun 16, 2023

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd commending and congratulating the North Carolina Central University football team for winning the 2022 Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Football Championship in the 2022 Celebration Bowl.

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Attorney General Josh Stein Calls for Stronger Artificial Intelligence Protections

By Old North News Report | Jun 16, 2023

(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the federal government to create protections around artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure the technology is responsibly used in a trusted and fair fashion.

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North Carolina: 22 people age 25 and younger are estimated to have died during week ending May 27

By Old North News | Jun 15, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 22 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending May 27.

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Education First Alliance CEO: 'Clearly saving children from being sexualized, sterilized, and mutilated has triggered the pedophiles at SPLC'

By Andy Nghiem | Jun 15, 2023

The president of the Raleigh, N.C.-based Education First Alliance (EFA) criticized The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after the latter listed EFA in its “Year In Hate and Extremism 2022” report.

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Governor Cooper Announces $3 Million to Help More North Carolinians Become Fully Licensed Teachers and Tackle Teacher Vacancies

By Old North News Report | Jun 15, 2023

On June 8, Governor Roy Cooper directed $3 million in new federal funding to provide support for aspiring teachers to become fully licensed teachers in North Carolina.

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in North Carolina during week ending May 27?

By Old North News | Jun 14, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 375 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 27.

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Governor Cooper Urges Legislators to Invest in Public Schools and Teachers, Stop Plans to Dismantle Public Education

By Old North News Report | Jun 14, 2023

On May 23, Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to all state legislators in the House and Senate urging them to make meaningful investments in North Carolina’s public schools, students and teachers and stop their plans to dismantle public education by causing public schools to lose hundreds of millions of dollars through the expansion of private school vouchers, exacerbating the state’s teacher shortage and providing no substantive funding for early childhood education and child care.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in North Carolina during week ending May 27

By Old North News | Jun 13, 2023

North Carolina's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Tillis: 'The Biden Administration’s response has been severely lacking'

By Old North News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Cindy Hyde-Smith, along with co-sponsor North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and other supporters have introduced a bill titled the “End Child Trafficking Now Act” to combat child trafficking.

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Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens Finalize Opioid Settlement Agreements

By Old North News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Attorney General Josh Stein today announced the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens.

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Governor Cooper Proclaims June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month

By Old North News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month to honor the state’s LGBTQ+ community, the ongoing fight for equality and North Carolina’s efforts to create a welcoming community for all.

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420 people in 75-84 age group in North Carolina are estimated to have died during week ending May 27

By Old North News | Jun 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 420 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Budd, Manchin, Colleagues Introduce Chinese Currency Accountability Act

By Old North News Report | Jun 13, 2023

On June 8, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Chinese Currency Accountability Act.

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CDC estimates 337 people in 65-74 age group in North Carolina died during week ending May 27

By Old North News | Jun 12, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 337 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 27.

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Budd, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Israel Defense Cooperation

By Old North News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Gary Peters (D-MI), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) have introduced S. 1802, the U.S.-Israel Future of Warfare Act.