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• 5 Duke Energy Settlements Would Cut NC Rate Request; Attorney General Declines to Sign, Disputes 6.8% Figure
• 6 NC House and Senate Convene Aug. 31 Under Adjournment Resolution; Leaders Said in August That Voting Resumes Nov. 16
• 5 One Inmate Dies After Assault at Harnett Correctional Institution; Another Inmate Charged With First-Degree Murder
• 4 NC Republican District Committee Picks Retired Judge Jerry Tillett to Fill Vacant State Senate Seat
• 6 NC Rules Review Commission Approves 15 Election Rules; Objection Letters Send 7 to Legislative Review After Gov. Stein's Delay Request
• 5 Public School Forum Releases Two-Year Study of Weighted School Funding for North Carolina, Modeling Base Amounts From $5,133 to $9,450 Per Student
• 4 North Carolina's Aug. 27 Drought Map Lifts Dry Designations in Parts of Onslow and Jones Counties While Most of the State Stays in Drought
• 4 North Carolina Awards $69 Million in Federal Disaster Funds for 828 Rental Units in Helene-Hit Counties
• 6 NC Highway Patrol Has Not Yet Signed the ICE Agreement Required by an Oct. 1 State Law
• 5 North Carolina Republicans Pick State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom for the NC-11 Ballot; Trump Endorsed Her on Aug. 18
• 5 Raleigh Council Reviews 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Youth Curfew Proposal, With a Vote Set for Sept. 15
• 5 NC Legislature Held Its Last Pre-Election Voting Day on Aug. 6, With 54 Bills Enacted So Far in 2026
• 5 NC Rural Infrastructure Authority Approves $4.93 Million in Grants; State Projects $1 Billion in Private Investment, With $900 Million From One Wilson Project
• 5 NC Elections Board Meets to Set Early Voting Plans for 20 Counties After County Boards Split
• 4 NC Sen. Norman Sanderson Given Suspended 30-Day Sentence in June 10 Plea to Raleigh DWI