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Vetoed NC Budget Poised To Become Law With Override
It looks like the North Carolina state budget approved by the legislature is about to become the law despite complaints and calls for compromise by Gov. Roy Cooper.
The House scheduled debate Wednesday morning to consider overriding Cooper's veto of the two-year spending plan written by Republicans. The Senate already agreed to its part of the override late Tuesday in a party-line vote. House GOP lawmakers also have a veto-proof majority in their chamber.
Sponsor: Judicial District Rewrite Idled For Rest Of Session
A Republican effort to redraw North Carolina's electoral districts for local judges and prosecutors is being idled, at least for the rest of this year's General Assembly work session.
A House judicial redistricting bill set for floor debate Tuesday was pulled and sent to committee. Bill chief sponsor Rep. Justin Burr of Stanly County says there's not enough time to get it through the House and Senate before the Legislature's expected adjournment by this weekend.
Burr says there's a good chance the bill will be considered later this year.
Prosecutors: 2 DAs Indicted For Hiring The Other's Wives
Two former district attorneys in North Carolina have been indicted after authorities say they hired each other's wives to collect salaries and do little work.
Former Rockingham County District Attorney Craig Blitzer and ex-Person and Caswell County DA Wallace Bradsher were charged with failure to discharge the duties of their office Tuesday.
Authorities say Blitzer and Bradsher created the scheme to get around a state restriction on hiring spouses.
The arrangement came to light when one of Bradsher's former employees sued.
North Carolina Man Sentenced To Life In Foiled Terror Plot
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for a foiled plot to shoot hundreds of people on behalf of the Islamic State group.
Justin Nojan Sullivan of Morganton received the sentence Tuesday in federal court in Asheville. He pleaded guilty late last year to one count of attempting to commit an act of terrorism.
Federal authorities say Sullivan admitted to having frequent contact online with a prominent Islamic State terrorist in Syria who asked him to film his attack. Authorities say Sullivan planned to purchase a semi-automatic rifle to kill hundreds of people at a concert or night club. He was arrested in June 2015.
Review Board Wants Another Look At Police Shooting Decision
A review board has found a potential error in the Charlotte police department's decision that the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer last year was justified and has scheduled another hearing on the matter in August.
Julian Wright, an attorney representing the Citizens Review Board for the city of Charlotte, announced that the panel voted 8-2 Tuesday to take another look at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's conclusion.
The decision came after presentations from attorneys for the family of Keith Lamont Scott, who was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer on Sept. 20. In November, the district attorney cleared the officer of wrongdoing and police later determined his actions were within the law.
Slain North Carolina Prison Guard Remembered For Service
North Carolina lawmakers have remembered the life and service of a prison guard who authorities say was killed after being attacked by an inmate.
The House and Senate both passed memorial resolutions Tuesday honoring Sgt. Meggan Lee Callahan. Investigators say the 29-year-old was beaten to death by an inmate with the fire extinguisher she was trying to use to put out a trash can fire on April 26 at Bertie Correctional Institution.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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