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(The Center Square) – Likely voters for the U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina favor Democrat Roy Cooper over Republican Michael Whatley 52%-39%, a final poll in the race released Tuesday from Elon University says.
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(The Center Square) – Procurement card programs at a historically Black college in North Carolina reviewed by the state auditor were inconsistent in administration, including noncompliance with procurement usage.
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(The Center Square) – Clients in the case commonly known as the "Ring Boys" are able to move forward following a federal judge’s rejection on Monday of a constitutional challenge brought by World Wrestling Entertainment, TKO Group Holdings, Vince McMahon and U.S. Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Renowned for no big rigs among 100-plus fuel pumps, its food, clean bathrooms and its creator’s name-inspired mascot, Buc-ee’s and a second location in North Carolina are fast approaching on the horizon.
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(The Center Square) – One-quarter of $1 million from North Carolina, with matching funds from local governments, is helping a utility infrastructure company add jobs and invest more than $24.8 million into its Catawba County headquarters and manufacturing facility.
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(The Center Square) – Federal funding remains available to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says a settlement for litigation between the nation’s oldest public university and the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education.
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(The Center Square) – Lowest average prices for a gallon of diesel fuel or regular unleaded gasoline are from Murphy to Manteo in North Carolina, according to AAA.
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(The Center Square) – Democrats’ voter registrations surged greater than the unaffiliated bloc over the last seven-day reporting period, say public records of the State Board of Elections analyzed by The Center Square.
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(The Center Square) – Raleigh Democrat Roy Cooper’s fundraising advantage over Gastonia Republican Michael Whatley is 3.5 to 1, and his cash advantage on Sept. 30 stood at $12.4 million to $916,000, according to Federal Elections Commission records.
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(The Center Square) – North Carolina has more than enough money to pay its outstanding bills and earned a B grade in the 17th annual Financial State of the States 2025 report.
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