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ECSU’s most veteran police officer fired by university
ELIZABETH CITY The upheaval on the Elizabeth City State University police force continues after the university fired its most veteran officer.
N.S. lawmakers to debate abortion legislation
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House is expected to engage in an impassioned floor debate today before voting on the latest version of legislation addressing the state's abortion rules.
N.C. lawmakers to debate abortion legislation
RALEIGH The North Carolina House is expected to engage in an impassioned floor debate today before voting on the latest version of legislation addressing the state's abortion rules.
N.C. lawmakers tone down proposal to drug-test welfare recipients
RALEIGH - The North Carolina Senate is toning down legislation to require drug testing and criminal background checks on all applicants for North Carolina's worker-training and welfare program.
N.C. Senate tones down welfare drug-test proposal
RALEIGH - The North Carolina Senate is toning down legislation to require drug testing and criminal background checks on all applicants for North Carolina's worker-training and welfare program.
Donors’ gifts have some asking for tighter Va. rules
RICHMOND A growing number of Virginia leaders want tighter gift rules for themselves in response to avalanching allegations about tens of thousands of dollars' worth of freebies that donors gave Gov. Bob McDonnell and his family.
McDonnell’s help sought by training center families
LYNCHBURG Families say the state is pressuring them to move relatives living in Virginia's mental health training centers to community care, and they have asked Gov. Bob McDonnell for help.
Sources: Donor gave $70,000 to McDonnell’s firm
RICHMOND A prominent political donor gave $70,000 to a corporation owned by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his sister last year, and the governor did not disclose the money as a gift or loan, according to people with knowledge of the payments.
ACLU filing suit against Va.’s same-sex marriage ban
RICHMOND A lawsuit challenging Virginia's prohibition on same-sex marriage is being filed in federal court, a move that comes roughly two weeks after a pair of United States Supreme Court rulings undercut a federal law, and one in California, that stood as barriers to gay marriage.
ACLU readies suit to challenge ban on gay marriage
RICHMOND A lawsuit challenging Virginia’s prohibition on same-sex marriage is being filed in federal court, a move that comes roughly two weeks after a pair of U.S. Supreme Court rulings undercut laws that stood as barriers to gay marriage.
McDonnell’s son charged with public intoxication
CHARLOTTESVILLE Gov. Bob McDonnell's son Sean has been arrested on a public intoxication charge.
Judge to rule soon on case of McDonnell’s ex-chef
RICHMOND, Va. A Richmond judge will rule later this week on whether to dismiss embezzlement charges against a former Virginia Executive Mansion chef. Circuit Judge Margaret Spencer heard arguments from Todd Schneider's attorney and a special prosecutor on Monday.
