The bill—originally filed by local Republican Representatives Wyatt Gable and Phil Shepard—proposed to entirely eliminate Jacksonville’s current geographic ward voting system. It would instead force all six city council positions to run citywide, or "at-large," beginning in December 2027.
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The 37-page bill contains a slew of provisions including allowing any voter to challenge any other ballot and banning overseas voters who haven't ever lived in NC from voting in state elections.
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The state Senate is considering putting a cap on how much nonprofit hospital CEOs can be paid, part of a broader healthcare bill that passed a committee on Tuesday.
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A proposed ban on homeless camping across the state is working its way through the North Carolina legislature at a rapid pace. It’s part of a broader strategy across the US, driven by the Cicero Institute.
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Secured with the help of Congressman Greg Murphy through the Community Project Funding process, the money is split among three major public safety and infrastructure overhauls.
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Transportation officials say roadwork will continue in the Hickory Nut Gorge area through at least 2028. Residents say they’re already fatigued from living in a seemingly endless construction zone.
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Surry County Commissioners are considering extending a moratorium on development approvals for data centers to 24 months. They'll decide at a public hearing on July 20.
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Vice President JD Vance will head to Switzerland to sign the preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran, but key details remain unclear.
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President Trump says he has an agreement with Iran but some in his own party say they need more details.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Introduced by local Representatives Wyatt Gable and Carson Shepard, the bill would permanently amend Jacksonville’s City Charter by abolishing the current ward-based voting system. If passed, it would convert all city council seats to an all-at-large framework; that would allow every registered city voter to vote for every open council seat by December 2027.
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People who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.
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Rebecca Simonitsch had just learned she might be a candidate for brain surgery. The man seated beside her on the flight home pulled out a notebook to explain what lay ahead.
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Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters for the first time since taking over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh and his colleagues are expected to hold interest rates steady today.
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As JD Vance heads to Switzerland to sign initial agreement between U.S. and Iran, the terms remain largely unknown, Trump wraps G7 summit, a look at the results from Tuesday's primaries.