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Three candidates are vying in the Republican primary for the N.C. House District 89 seat this year.

Candidates in four primary races took part in a debate hosted by the Catawba County Republican Women’s Club at Pin Station in Newton on Tuesday evening.

Election filing concluded Friday, locking in a field that has few competitive races.

The filing period for the 2022 election period is closed, and the upcoming primaries have been moved from March 8 to May 17 by order of the N.C. Supreme Court.

State lawmakers adopted new legislative maps Thursday that changed Congressional, N.C. Senate and N.C. House maps for Catawba County.

North Carolina makes bipartisan effort to treat student loan borrowers fairly May 27—RALEIGH — Imagine being 17 years old, your mom has died and you are financially independent. Popular Searches Now imagine all of that taken away after an injury. Thats the story of 37-year-old Kanethia Rankin, who amassed around $70,000 in student loans after her injury cost her her scholarship. She tried to dig her way out of the debt, but said she was placed on a payment plan that she cannot afford. "Ive ...

NC bill aims to protect college students accused of sexual assault. Critics are wary Kate Murphy, The News & Observer © Julia Wall/The News&Observer/TNS New students at UNC-Chapel Hill participate in a campus orientation tour starting in "The Pit" on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. CMP-NC-SEXASSULTRALEIGH, N.C. — Some North Carolina state senators have introduced a bill that would expand the rights of college students accused of sexual misconduct in all 16 UNC System universities. ...

The three state lawmakers from Catawba County have shown their support for a bill pending in the N.C. General Assembly that would require schools to offer in-person learning options to

[co-authors: Katelyn Kingsbury and Andrew Moretz, Government Relations Advisors] Government officials in both Raleigh and Washington have started work in 2021. In Raleigh, the Council of State, which includes Gov. Roy Cooper, has taken office, and the North Carolina General Assembly has started its session. In Washington, President Joe Biden was sworn in this week and Congress has begun its work.      North Carolina Council of State Seven members of the Council of State, which is composed ...