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Prosecutor: Voting Record Demands Delayed To After Election
Federal prosecutors have backed off requiring North Carolina state and local elections officials from providing potentially tens of millions of ballots and voting documents before the end of the month.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh wrote to the state elections board Thursday acknowledging the board's challenges in complying with the subpoenas received last week.
An assistant prosecutor says he anticipates postponing the response until January as long as the documents sought are preserved. He says he'll provide the same delay to more than 40 county boards who received subpoenas.
Commission Oks Summaries For Final 2 Amendments
A special panel tasked with creating summaries for the public on proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution has finally completed its work after courts this week upheld two more referendums for the ballot.
The three-member Constitutional Amendments Publication Commission approved the explanations for the additional amendment questions on Thursday. The amendments would swing powers over filling judicial vacancies and state election board member choices from the governor — currently Democrat Roy Cooper — to the legislature.
North Carolina School Board Appoints New Leader
The North Carolina State Board of Education has appointed a new leader as three members step down.
The state's public school policy body voted unanimously Thursday to make Vice Chairman Eric Davis its new chairman. Davis is the former Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board chairman and replaces outgoing Chairman Bill Cobey, who headed the state board for five years.
Cobey and two other members appointed by former Gov. Pat McCrory announced last month that they would resign early. Cobey says he wanted to avoid serving past his term expiration next March.
Insurer Plans Expansion Adding 625 North Carolina Jobs
A New York City-based insurance company is planning a big expansion of North Carolina operations and adding about 625 jobs.
A state committee that approves major tax breaks on Thursday said National General Holdings Corp. planned to grow beyond the 1,400 workers it now employs in Winston-Salem and elsewhere. The committee approved incentives that could be worth $6.7 million from state and local governments over 12 years.
National General formerly operated in Winston-Salem for decades as GMAC Insurance Group. It sells car, home, health and life insurance.
North Carolina Sportscaster Mike Hogewood Dies At 63
Mike Hogewood, a North Carolina sportscaster who also worked as a sideline reporter and play-by-play announcer, has died. He was 63.
Nancy Hogewood said her husband was at home Wednesday when he died of a heart attack in his sleep.
Mike Hogewood was a Greensboro native who worked at WGHP and WFMY, two television stations in the Piedmont Triad market. He was also a sideline reporter for Atlantic Coast Conference football and basketball telecasts.
A funeral is scheduled for Monday in Greensboro.
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