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Judge Rejects Deciding Disputed North Carolina Race
A North Carolina judge says there aren't grounds to step in and declare victory for the Republican in the country's last undecided congressional race amid an investigation into whether his lead was boosted by illegal vote-collection tactics.
Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit by Republican Mark Harris insisting he be declared the winner. Harris' attorneys asked the judge to step in because they said the 9th congressional district urgently needs a representative in Washington, D.C.
Republican Lawmakers Ask Voter ID Lawsuit Be Dismissed
Republican legislators want a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new voter identification rules thrown out, saying accusations that they violate several portions of the state constitution aren't true.
The offices of House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger confirmed their dismissal motion was filed in Wake County court late Tuesday.
County Commissioner Fuller Running For Sen. Tillis' Seat
A Democratic elected leader in North Carolina's largest county is running to try to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in 2020.
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Trevor Fuller announced his candidacy Tuesday in Charlotte, with about two dozen supporters in attendance.
The Charlotte Observer reports Fuller's platform includes universal early childhood education, immigration reform, a higher minimum wage and improvements to the 2010 health care overhaul law.
Ex-Prosecutor Banned From Campus Convicted Of Peeping
A former North Carolina prosecutor has been convicted of peeping after he violated an agreement which banned him from a college campus.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports 44-year-old Brooke McKinley Webster was convicted of misdemeanor secret peeping and second-degree trespass in connection with an incident at the Wake Forest University library in April 2017. Campus police escorted Webster off campus and warned him he would be arrested if he returned. Police spotted him on campus last September.
Webster violated a deferred-prosecution agreement that would have kept a conviction off his record if he had complied with all the conditions. He told investigators he was using the school as a cut-through, and his attorney said he never got out of the car.
Engineers Say New Outer Banks Bridge To Open By March
North Carolina highway engineers are planning to open the new bridge linking the Outer Banks by March.
The Virginian-Pilot reports the new bridge spans Oregon Inlet, connecting N.C. Highway 12 and Hatteras Island eventually to the mainland.
The new bridge roadway will rise 90.5 feet above the water at its highest point. The high-rise portion is 3,500 feet long.
The old Bonner Bridge will be demolished, and plans are to beef up the existing reefs off the Outer Banks with 80,000 tons of concrete from that span.
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