AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoHigher Education Appointments: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced new members for the state’s university and college boards, including a UNC Chapel Hill professor, as she frames the picks as a way to strengthen institutions. Medical Examiner Pay Protest: In western North Carolina, Buncombe County medical examiners say they’ll join a statewide coordinated, indefinite vacation starting June 15 to protest pay that hasn’t risen in more than a decade. Workplace AI and Faith: A North Carolina software engineer won a religious exemption to opt out of using AI at work after Pope Leo XIV’s renewed warnings about AI’s human costs. Federal Loan Scrutiny: Lawmakers demanded answers after the White House intervened to secure a $620M Pentagon loan tied to a North Carolina startup connected to Donald Trump Jr. Immigration Enforcement Funding: Republicans on Capitol Hill push forward a $70B immigration enforcement package, even as GOP dissent over Trump-linked disputes shows cracks ahead of November. Public Safety: Authorities say a missing Cherokee County man was found dead on U.S. Forest Service land, while the FBI and multiple agencies continue searching for two escaped Vance County inmates.
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