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Elections
Secretive conservative groups spending big to influence NC Democratic primaries: A controversial dark-money group and a new political action committee with GOP ties are among the biggest players in some of North Carolina's 2024 Democratic primaries. – Will Doran WRAL News
Education Policy
A lawsuit that seeks to radically change NC education is back before the state Supreme Court. Here's what you need to know: The long-running Leandro case has the potential to significantly change education in North Carolina. The court will decide to make way for statewide changes or to send back the case down for further litigation. – Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL News
Health Care Policy
N.C. lawmakers look into curbing ‘gas station heroin’ and other tianeptine supplements: Federal administrators issue warnings that tianeptine has been linked to ‘serious harm, overdoses, death,’ N.C. lawmakers want to remove the supplement from retail shelves and regulate the product as a controlled substance. – Rose Hoban, NC Health News