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NC politics/policy reporter @wunc & NC Newsroom. Formerly @newsobserver, @starnewsonline. Watch what they do, not what they say. awagner@ncnewsroom.org
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Stein pulls Department of Public Safety nomination, cites NC Senate's unwillingness to hold hearing

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By Adam Wagner Verified
| WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC) Verified
Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday that he is pulling his nomination of Jeff Smythe to lead the N.C. Department of Public Safety. Stein pointed to the North Carolina State Senate's refusal to confirm Smythe or hold a hearing for him since Stein anounced his appointment to the secretary position last December.
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NC Senate moves pair of elections bill forward, would cut early voting days in primary elections

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By Adam Wagner Verified
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
The North Carolina Senate on Tuesday advanced a pair of elections law bills, giving State Auditor Dave Boliek the ability to probe how elections are conducted and allowing those appealing State Board of Elections decisions to file suit in their home counties. An overhauled version of House Bill 958 introduced Tuesday also slashes the number of early voting days in primaries and other non-general elections and allows more campaign finance donations and expenditures to remain secret.
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What role could PFAS play in North Carolina's closely watched U.S. Senate race?

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By Adam Wagner Verified
| pfascentral.org
By Adam Wagner | WUNC News) | July 20, 2026 Read the full article by Adam Wagner (WUNC News) “North Carolina has played an outsized role in the United States’ forever chemical water contamination crisis, with much of that attention focused on chemical company Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant. Company officials have admitted that the plant discharged forever chemicals into the Cape Fear River for decades, largely under DuPont before it spun Chemours off amid mounting legal liabilities.
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