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Six candidates in race for NC House speaker

By Jungsu Hong | November 17

With the election of Thom Tillis to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 4, six Republican state lawmakers have entered the race to succeed him as N.C. Speaker of ...

Officials hold closed meeting on potential fracking

By Hannah Webster | November 13

State officials from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia held a closed-door meeting Nov. 6 to discuss the possibility of oil drilling off the ...

Forced sterilization compensation begins in NC

By Corey Risinger | October 30

North Carolina abandoned its forced sterilization policies 40 years ago, but people impacted just began to be compensated Monday.

NC abortion law returns to federal court

By Elizabeth Matulis | October 30

A provision of a 2011 state law requiring doctors to display and explain ultrasounds to women prior to performing an abortion has returned to court.

Court blocks parts of NC voting law

By Sarah Brown | October 2

An all-campus email Wednesday said the deadline to register to vote in the midterm election was Oct. 10 — but it turns out students might be ...

Thousands of LGBT advocates gather in Durham for NC Pride Parade

By Tat'yana Berdan and Mary Tyler March | September 29

DURHAM — Colorful boas and homemade signs were plentiful among the thousands of people marching, dancing and cheering across Duke University’s ...

National poverty rate drops, NC rate still higher than average

By Elizabeth Matulis | September 19

National and state poverty levels have decreased for the first time since before the recession, but North Carolina’s levels remain above the national ...

Early voting appeal denied at App State

By Lindsey Brunson | September 1

A final push to save Appalachian State University’s on-campus early voting site was denied at the end of August — ensuring students will have ...

Education schools see drop in enrollment in NC

By Mary Tyler March | September 1

As teachers continue to leave North Carolina for more enticing opportunities, the number of students pursuing education degrees in the state follows a ...

Coal ash bill passes at end of NC session

By Sharon Nunn | August 27

Right before adjourning their short session, state legislators passed a bill Aug. 20 addressing coal ash regulations for energy companies — but ...

NC voters will decide on right to jury trial

By Benji Schwartz | August 26

North Carolina voters will have the chance to add an amendment to the state’s constitution during the November election.

NC NAACP targets 2013 NC voting law

By Sarah Brown | August 25

A shorter early voting period and the elimination of same-day voter registration are two parts of North Carolina’s year-old voting law slated to impact ...

Moral Monday protests resumed Monday at the Bicentennial Mall in front of the legislative building in Raleigh.

More Moral Monday cases dismissed by NC judges

By Blair Burnett | August 24

More than a dozen cases of protesters arrested during the 2013 Moral Monday protests have been dismissed in the last four weeks — and in a legal ...

Clinical Coordinator for Occupational Therapy at UNC Hospitals Sydney Thornton creates a dressing for a burn patient. She has been an occupational therapist for 43 years.

Research centers fight to avoid more budget cuts

By Jenny Surane and Stephanie Lamm | August 21

With all the money in the world, Grace Schmits would ask for just a little more space.

Activists begin week of protesting NC legislature

By Paul Kushner | August 20

Even now that the N.C. General Assembly’s short session has come to a close, activists are getting fired up — and they will return Friday to the ...

UNC-system faculty to get pay hike

By Sarah Brown | August 20

After four years of pay freezes for UNC-system faculty in five years, a salary hike is on the way.

Libertarian candidate and pizza delivery man, Sean Haugh, stands in front of his car on August 16th, 2014.

Q&A with Senate candidate Sean Haugh, 'Emperor of Pizza'

By Hayley Fowler | August 14

Sean Haugh, a 53-year-old pizza delivery man, had no intention of running for political office again. But the veteran Libertarian Party candidate and ...

Board of Governors aims to cut costs, keep future tuition hikes to a minimum

By Sarah Brown | August 14

For the first time since 2009, the UNC-system Board of Governors is entering a new academic year without significant state budget cuts on its conscience. ...

NC film incentive replaced with $10 million grant

By Zachery Eanes | August 14

Film production in North Carolina might be headed for a precipitous decline in the near future, as the state’s tax incentive program for film companies ...

Abortion clinic rules still in progress after a year

By Sam Killenberg | July 14

A year after the N.C. General Assembly passed a controversial law tightening standards for abortion clinics, both anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights ...