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House Rejects Shrimp Trawling Ban
The North Carolina Senate has approved a $5 billion stopgap funding measure to keep state operations running amid a stalled budget deal. Shrimpers rallied in Raleigh to protest proposed restrictions on inland trawling, a ban the House now says it will not advance. U.S. Senator Thom Tillis has reintroduced legislation to make blocking traffic during protests a federal crime. Meanwhile, a recent party switch has given Republicans a majority edge on the Robeson County Board of Commissioners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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