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  2. List of governors of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces . There have been 69 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 75 terms. The current governor is Democrat Roy Cooper, who took office on January 1, 2017.

  3. Anthony Perry. North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women ( NCCIW) is the primary North Carolina Department of Public Safety prison facility housing female inmates on a 30-acre (12 ha) campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serves as a support facility for the six other women's prisons throughout the state.

  4. Abortion in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    As of July 1, 2023, abortion in North Carolina is currently legal during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. [1] In the case of rape or incest, abortion is legal through the 20th week of pregnancy. In the case of a "life-limiting" fetal abnormality, abortion is legal through the 24th week of pregnancy. If the woman's life is determined by a ...

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    550 Madison Avenue is a postmodern skyscraper on Madison Avenue between 55th Street and 56th Street in New York City. Designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee with associate architect Simmons Architects, the building was completed in 1984. It is a 647-foot-tall (197-meter), 37-story office tower with a facade made of pink granite.

  6. North Carolina Department of Transportation - Wikipedia

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    The North Carolina Department of Transportation was formed in 1915 as the State Highway Commission. In 1941 the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was formed under the NCDoT by an act of the General Assembly. The Executive Organization Act of 1971 combined the state highway commission and the DMV to form the NC Department of Transportation and ...

  7. Climate of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina 's climate varies from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Appalachian Mountain range in the west. The mountains often act as a "shield", blocking low temperatures and storms from the Midwest from entering the Piedmont of North Carolina. [1] Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ...

  8. List of airports in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of airports in North Carolina (a U.S. state ), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or ...

  9. Brunswick Beacon - Wikipedia

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    3674 Express Drive, Shallotte, NC 28459. Circulation. 15,000 [1] [2] ISSN. 1528-6169. Website. brunswickbeacon .com. With a circulation of about 15,000, The Brunswick Beacon serves Shallotte, North Carolina, the islands of Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach and other communities in southwestern Brunswick County including Carolina ...