RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Following is Gov. Pat McCrory's public schedule for Wednesday, June 19, 2013, as detailed by his office. 7:30 a.m. Breakfast with Invited Legislators Executive Mansion, 200 N. Blount Street, Raleigh Closed to Press 1 p.m. Education Cabinet Meeting Department of…

RALEIGH, (AP) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld the earlier dismissal of an elections complaint filed against U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield by his 2012 Democratic Primary opponent. Daniel-Lynn Whittacre claimed Butterfield's most recent candidacy for the 1st Congressional…

RALEIGH, (AP) — A Republican state senator from the North Carolina mountains who died last fall has been remembered by colleagues as a loyal and outspoken friend who cared most about helping the little guy. The Senate and House passed a resolution Tuesday honoring the life of the late Sen.…

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months that ended on May 31. Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell said…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is offering states more time to enact promised reforms in exchange for permission to ignore unworkable parts of No Child Left Behind. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday sent letters to school chiefs telling them that they could apply to take…