AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoRobocall crackdown: NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson is leading a bipartisan push urging the FCC to make it harder for scammers to buy and cycle through real phone numbers, after Americans lost nearly $2 billion to scam calls and texts last year. Hemp THC limits: North Carolina lawmakers are moving HB 328 to cap hemp-derived THC consumables at 0.4 milligrams and raise the purchase age to 21, with the Senate already passing it 37-6. Wildlife update: Armadillos are now confirmed in 42 of NC’s 100 counties, and state experts expect sightings to spread statewide over the next 10–20 years. Local leadership in conservation: The NC Coastal Land Trust named Jesica Blake its next executive director, starting Oct. 1. Sports & community: E. Stephen Stroud, a key Triangle real estate leader behind the Hurricanes’ move to Raleigh and the Lenovo Center, has died. MLB draft: The White Sox took UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 pick as Day 1 wrapped and the draft resumes Sunday.
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