Pat McCrory

Pat McCrory

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  Senators warm to transportation nominee

  President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx — received a friendly reception from senators of both ... 

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  Confederate flag at old NC Capitol coming down

  A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol last week to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down ... 

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  NC scraps proposed pink-striped license for some

  North Carolina said Thursday it is abandoning its plan to issue pink-striped driver's licenses to certain illegal immigrants, beset by mounting ... 

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  Fla. charity figures pumped $1M to politicians

  The key players behind a purported veterans charity accused of setting up illegal gambling rooms pumped more than $1 million into the campaign ... 

• Pink stripe on NC illegal immigrant licenses eyed

  A new North Carolina driver's license set to be issued to some illegal immigrants has a bright pink stripe and the bold words "NO LAWFUL STATUS," ... 

• Kansas homeowners fight Brownback plan to end tax

  Brian Jones has been an admirer of Republican Sam Brownback's fiscal conservatism going back to Brownback's days as an anti-tax congressman in the ... 

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  State tax-cut plans tempered by caution in 2013

  Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to pursue ... 

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  GOP governors walk balance beam on health law

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market.