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⚖️ In one of his last acts as governor, Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 North Carolinians on death row. He also pardoned two and, additionally, commuted the sentences of two others who became eligible for parole immediately. (AP)
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, North Carolina's first Jewish governor, and other members of the council of state were sworn into office yesterday. (Washington Post)
- An inauguration for Stein and council of state members is set for Jan. 11.
✈️ Frontier Airlines is launching a new nonstop flight between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Las Vegas next year. Tickets will be available to buy starting May 22. (Triangle Business Journal🔒)
💲Lower income taxes for people and businesses and increased toll prices were among the new laws that took effect yesterday. (WRAL)
Heron Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, is moving its corporate headquarters from California to Cary. (Triangle Business Journal 🔒)
🛍️ Durham Public Schools second grade teacher Turquoise Parker led the effort to send students home with food for the holidays for the 10th year in a row. (9th Street Journal)
- The program has grown over the years, and this year, every student in 12 Durham schools took home a bag of groceries to take home for the break.
Tarell Isaac McMillian was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Greensboro police officer Michael Horan, who was shot inside a grocery store two days before Christmas. (Spectrum)