Here are some of the stories that we're following today:
Group Seeks Investigation Into Campaign Donations
An election reform group wants federal and local prosecutors to investigate whether laws were broken when people associated with the video sweepstakes industry gave to North Carolina candidates for the 2012 campaign.
Democracy North Carolina Executive Director Bob Hall wrote Thursday to U.S. Attorney Thomas Walker and Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman and held a news conference outside the Raleigh federal building.
Hall filed a complaint with the State Board of Elections two years ago. Its investigation focused on Oklahoma sweepstakes businessman Chase Burns. The board last month decided against pursuing state campaign law violations.
Greensboro Student Dies After Collapsing At Cross-Country Practice
A 14-year-old freshman has died during a three-mile run during tryouts for the cross-country team at Southern Guilford High School.
Allison Brown collapsed shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday. The school's athletic trainer and nearby emergency medical technicians tried to revive her before she was taken to Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro where she died.
Multiple media outlets reported her cause of death has not been released.
School does not start until Aug. 24, but officials said grief counselors would be available at the school Friday.
Gov. McCrory Signs 27 Bills After Busy Weeks By Lawmakers
Gov. Pat McCrory has signed a rush of legislation passed by the General Assembly in recent weeks, as lawmakers attempted to clear their calendars ahead of planned budget negotiations.
McCrory announced Thursday that he had signed 27 bills. That includes two hotly debated measures regarding gun rules and the state's death penalty process.
House Moves NC Bond Referendum Date Against McCrory's Wishes
The North Carolina House has decided it wants to hold a referendum for a nearly $3 billion proposed bond package early next year — not this November as Gov. Pat McCrory wants.
The House supported by a wide margin Thursday an amendment moving the statewide vote to the same date as the North Carolina presidential primary, expected March 15. The chamber then voted 76-29 for the package, the second approval in as many days. The proposal now goes to the Senate.
Charges Deferred For UNC DB Malik Simmons
North Carolina defensive back Malik Simmons must perform 24 hours of community service after two misdemeanor charges were deferred.
Simmons appeared before Orange County Judge Charles Anderson on Thursday on the resisting arrest and marijuana possession charges.
Attorney Randy Griffin says that by Feb. 4, Simmons must complete the community service, issue a written apology to the arresting officer and pay court costs.
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