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TODAY'S NEWS

News   |  Wednesday, July 1   |  11:23 am

House committee narrowly approves Racial Justice Act; cost estimates released

N.C. Indigent Defense Services estimated "there will likely be a net savings associated with implementing the bill," due to the removal of trial and post-conviction appeal costs when defendants successfully make a Racial Justice Act claim. by Matt Saldaña

Loved and lost: The death of a same-sex spouse Feature

Loved and lost: The death of a same-sex spouse 

The death of a partner is never easy. It's harder when the law denies your relationship existed.

June Tesarz-Galbraith is one of thousands of people in North Carolina simply struggling to get by—with health problems and no health insurance, with unsteady employment, and now without the person who loved her most. by Fiona Morgan

Durham County

Developers sue Durham County over Jordan Lake by Matt Saldaña

Living Green

Plastic is craptastic by Matthew McGibney

The Count

Iraq War Toll

Wake School Board race taking shape The Election Page

Wake School Board race taking shape 

Diversity expected to figure in contests

For months, critics of the Wake County school system have been loading their ammunition in preparation for the board of education elections in October. by Bob Geary

The trophy Peripheral Visions

The trophy 

by V.C. Rogers

Gallery

Rocket City by D.L. Anderson

Front Porch

Defense of Marriage: Act I by Ruth Gierisch

Letters to the Editor

Re: Racial Justice Act

Fashion meets dance in these summer styles Slide Shows

Fashion meets dance in these summer styles 

Romper rooms

ADF staffers and dancers take dance-inspired, summery clothes from Triangle boutiques and designers for a twirl. by D.L. Anderson

Video

Hillsborough Street: A visual postcard by D.L. Anderson

 
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