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19861
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Recent Federal debate concerning the banning of GMCs or genetically modified crops has the state's farmers concerned for their livelihood. Farmers growing two of the state's biggest crops, soybeans and corn, rely almost exclusively, 90 percent, on GMCs. Public meetings continue to be held by U.S. Fish and Wildlife representatives concerning the planting on refuge lands; currently only 1 percent of the 4 million acres of national wildlife refuge land is cultivated.
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19913
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The original budget approved by the House Appropriations subcommittee called for $1.45 million in cuts to the arts. In the late hours of the House session, this amount was amended to $597,000. The Department of Cultural Resources will take the biggest hit, $500,000 and will have to decide where these cuts will be administered.
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19914
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Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed House Bill 850, legislation which allows law enforcement officers to ask suspects if they are carrying any needles. The measure is an attempt to protect police officers from being harmed by potentially dirty needles. This legislation was deemed necessary with 1/3 of the state's law enforcement officers affected and 28% reporting being stuck by a hidden needle multiple times.
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19915
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Representatives continue to debate the state budget in both the Senate and House. A contentious topic is the allocation of state funds to mental health, an umbrella term encompassing mental health concerns, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse problems. The Senate budget proposes $675.7 million to these areas while the House budget offers slightly more at $704.7 million and the article discusses the specific services and facilities facing budgetary cuts.
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19916
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The constitutionality of \"school choice\" is a hotly debated topic amongst politicians and citizens. Republicans are advocating a school voucher system which would take $50 million of state tax revenue away from public schools and reallocate to private education. Incorporating the voucher idea into the state budget may fall short because opponents contend that such a system would allow tax dollars to go to religious institutions.
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19971
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A loophole in state law allowed Terryon McEachin of Durham to steal 12 cars in 11 days and sell these to scrapyards. Junkyard owners are required to check title and registration except if the car is ten years or older. McEachin took advantage of this exception and used local towing companies to take older model cars to two different scrapyards to cash in.
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19974
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Governor Pat McCrory will announce this week the second group of energy commission appointments. Critics like Jim Warren believe the Governor should not make such decisions based on his 28-year career at Duke Energy. Warren and other clean energy activists believe McCrory's ties with Duke Energy is a conflict of interest in choosing commission members responsible for regulating such big energy corporations.
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19975
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Pam Saulsby is a recognized television news anchor in the Triangle spending two decades at WRAL in Raleigh. The anchor was recently fired from her job at WRAL, and she took a new position at WNCN, an NBC affiliate. The article reviews the career of this beloved local television personality and what she hopes to accomplish at the new station.
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20070
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Moral Mondays, the peaceful protests occurring at the capital every Monday, have grown in attendance in the face of some stringent Republican legislative measures. On July 1st, Reverend William Barber was in attendance and spoke to the crowd about recent Republican changes to voting rights after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision concerning the Voting Rights Act (1965).
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20071
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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike-down the Voting Rights Act of 1965 gives the state more freedom in dictating its voting legislation. The court's decision now no longer requires Federal approval if North Carolina, or fifteen other southern states, want to change legislation governing voter identification requirements or redistricting measures. Opponents to the court's ruling believe without protections from the Voting Rights Act, discrimination against minority voting rights will go unchecked.
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20072
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In another controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the justices struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which federally banned same-sex marriage. Unfortunately, for the state's same-sex couples marriage, for them, was made unconstitutional on May 8, 2012 by a state-wide vote. Legal issues and compensation for same-sex couples is still waiting clarification because though DOMA end discrimination federally, states can still determine whether or not to recognize, legally, same-sex marriages.
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20110
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With above average rainfall for the summer, flooding of a residential neighborhood in Chapel Hill forced inspectors to condemn 68 of 116 units in Camelot Village. The development was built in 1967 in a floodplain before regulations existed to prevent such risky construction. Chapel Hill town officials are now trying to determine how to aid current owners and to prevent further problems in the future.
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20111
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On July 1st, protestors rallied once again for the ninth \"Moral Monday\" to challenge Republican leadership in the state government. Dana Cope, Director of the State Employees Union (SEANC), expressed frustration with the July 1 demonstrators. He turned to social media to lambast protestors and say they are just creating a spectacle rather than making any strong political change.
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20112
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Much like Moral Mondays, a group of North Carolinians is coming together to peacefully protest the Republican leadership in state government. A group of musicians from across the state have joined together to write and produce a collection of protest songs speaking of their outrage against topical issues like fracking, women's reproductive health, and voting rights. Organized by Jon Lindsay and Caitlin Cary, the collective of musicians is called the NC Music Love Army and includes such acts as: The Love Language, American Aquarium, Hiss Golden Messenger, Tift Merritt, Lynn Blakey, and Shirlette Ammons.
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20261
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Hal Wilson, a Raleigh entrepreneur, developed a unique system for allowing customers to try on glasses virtually; however, his partnership with a Chicago salesman has resulted in a civil suit that tests the intellectual property law.
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