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A speaker addresses the legislature's Joint Redistricting Committee in Raleigh on October 26, 2021 during one of a series of public forms and hearings. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

A speaker addresses the legislature's Joint Redistricting Committee in Raleigh on October 26, 2021 during one of a series of public forms and hearings. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Lawsuit filed before district maps are approved

News Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
As the North Carolina General Assembly plans for the first votes on new legislative and congressional district maps this week, interest groups have already filed lawsuits to block them.
Image by Keith Johnston from Pixabay

Image by Keith Johnston from Pixabay

Governor Cooper Proclaims Employ a Veteran Week

News Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
North Carolina will celebrate “Employ A Veteran Week,” Nov. 8-12, with a variety of events to help connect veterans to jobs and other services, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Image by cev_91 from Pixabay

Image by cev_91 from Pixabay

Flowers Foods Issues Voluntary Recall On Certain Tastykake Multi-Pack Cupcakes Sold In Eight States Due To Possible Presence Of Tiny Fragments Of Metal Mesh Wire

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
As a precautionary measure, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is voluntarily recalling Tastykake multi-pack cupcakes due to the potential presence of tiny fragments of metal mesh wire. The recall was initiated following notification by a vendor of the possible contamination in a supplied ingredient.
(Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC. Image courtesy of C-SPAN.org)

(Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC. Image courtesy of C-SPAN.org)

Report sheds more light on Burr stocks

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
A report published by ProPublica raises new questions about stock trades involving North Carolina's senior senator, Republican Richard Burr. According to the report: “After Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina dumped more than $1.