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Brian Murphy

Raleigh

Sports Investigative Reporter at WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)

Sports investigative reporter + sometimes political reporter @wral | Also @murphsturph | Ex @newsobserver @mcclatchydc @idahostatesman | Tips: [email protected]

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  • NC House passes bill that would remove challenged books from school libraries

    1 week ago | wral.com | Brian Murphy |Jack Hagel

    After a lengthy contentious and, at times, angry debate between Republicans and Democrats, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow challenged books to be removed from public school libraries.

  • NC Senate's opening salvo on budget could spark debate with House over planned tax cuts

    1 week ago | wral.com | Brian Murphy |Will Doran |Laura Leslie |Emily Walkenhorst

    Republican leaders in the North Carolina Senate plan to introduce and pass their two-year state budget as early as this week, setting up what could be a lengthy debate with their House colleagues and, potentially, a fight with Democratic Gov. Josh Stein over spending, planned tax cuts and policy priorities.

  • Tillis on tariff policy: 'Whose throat do I get to choke if this proves to be wrong?'

    2 weeks ago | wcnc.com | Brian Murphy

    ‘Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information’ NoticeLike many content publishers, we provide online advertising services that use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your device and online activity on our sites, apps and other online services. These services use this information to try to tailor the ads you see online to your interests. These are called interest-based ads.

  • Lawmakers seek to ban prop bets on college sports in North Carolina

    2 weeks ago | wral.com | Brian Murphy

    A group of North Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation in the state House to ban prop bets on college and Olympic sports in the state, a year after online legal sports betting began. Democratic Reps. Pricey Harrison and Marcia Morey and Republican Reps. Neal Jackson and Mitchell Setzer filed House Bill 828 on Tuesday. Morey, a former U.S. Olympic swimmer and NCAA enforcement official, and Harrison have been longtime opponents of sports gambling.

  • Tillis on tariff policy: 'Whose throat do I get to choke if this proves to be wrong?'

    2 weeks ago | wral.com | Brian Murphy

    FILE — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) speaks to reporters as he arrives on Capitol Hill for a vote to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, in Washington, Jan. 27, 2025. President Trump made it clear that he was willing to play hardball against Tillis, right, as payback for a defection on Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)U.S. Sen.

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Brian Murphy @MurphinNC
10 Apr 25

RT @will_doran: NC Sen. Thom Tillis among the four. Notable since the state's economic development strategy under former Gov. Roy Cooper w…

Brian Murphy
Brian Murphy @MurphinNC
9 Apr 25

RT @SenThomTillis: This is the right decision. We should focus on holding Communist China accountable for its IP theft, currency manipulati…

Brian Murphy
Brian Murphy @MurphinNC
8 Apr 25

Tillis skeptical about "all-at-once" tariff plan. Wants to know who should get blame (or credit) in the future. Also, with an eye toward re-election, tells admin that they don't have much time. https://t.co/sSljm19mQ3