Temperatures were climbing slowly Wednesday afternoon across central and eastern North Carolina, ending the threat of slick roads for at least a few hours.
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Cold air, clouds to linger throughout the day
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Pomp fills first day of legislative session
Despite icy weather that temporarily delayed the opening of the 2015 legislative session, members of the North Carolina General Assembly took their oaths of office on Wednesday and elected their leaders. -
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Legislators meet in Raleigh, real work starts Jan. 28
They came, they raised their hands.Then they left for two weeks.
The North Carolina General Assembly went into its first session of 2015 at 9 a.m., with the Senate following at 11. Wednesday was about housekeeping – formally electing leaders. No surprises there, with Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) named House Speaker, replacing Thom Tillis who just won a U.S. Senate seat.
Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake) is now speaker pro tem for the General Assembly and Sen. Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) was elected president…
