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April 2024

Posted inCourts

NC Cannabis Laws: What to Know About Hemp, Marijuana

by Assembly Staff April 19, 2024October 25, 2024

North Carolina’s legal system has yet to recognize the paradigm shift that hemp legalization has created, experts say.

Posted inCourts

The Smell Test

by Michael Hewlett April 19, 2024October 25, 2024

Police could once use the smell of marijuana as probable cause to search a vehicle. Now that hemp is legal, the system faces a quandary.

Posted inPolitics

Lobbyist Seriously Injured at Legislative Leader’s Wedding Weekend

by Jeffrey Billman April 17, 2024May 13, 2024

Destin Hall, who’s in line to become House speaker, was in a truck that briefly left the scene.

Posted inEducation

Why the State’s Deaf Schools Declined–and Could Rise Again

by Ren Larson April 15, 2024April 16, 2024

North Carolina long pushed deaf children toward mainstream schools. Now lawmakers want to give parents more choices.

Posted inPlace

How South of the Border Keeps Going After All These Years

by Emily Cataneo April 12, 2024April 12, 2024

South of the Border is not what it used to be, but people keep stopping.

Posted inPolitics

Jim Hunt’s Daughter Tries to Win In a New North Carolina

by Jim Morrill April 10, 2024October 25, 2024

Rachel Hunt will have to navigate a state that is much different from when her father dominated.

Posted inHealth

When the State Comes for Your Estate

by Safiya Charles April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills.

Posted inFood

Asheville Gets High On Mushroom Tourism

by Nevin Martell April 5, 2024April 27, 2025

With 2,000 different varieties of fungi, the region is a forager’s paradise and a destination for “find dining.”

Posted inPolitics

Mark Robinson’s Wife to Close Family Nonprofit After Scrutiny

by Jeffrey Billman April 4, 2024August 16, 2024

Yolanda Hill’s Balanced Nutrition Inc. had been criticized for “recruiting customers for the social welfare state.”

Posted inSports

‘Is This Really Happening?’

by Ben McNeely April 3, 2024October 26, 2024

With both the men’s and women’s teams in the Final Four, N.C. State’s improbable run has given a new generation something to aspire to. 

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