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New bills in state legislature seek to constitutionally define marriage

By Meghan Gilliland | May 23

North Carolina might be one step closer to becoming the final Southern state to ban same-sex marriage in its constitution if legislation at the General ...

Smart Start, More at Four face major cuts

By Eric Pesale | April 24

Two early childhood development programs that are used in Orange County could face cuts up to 20 percent if the N.C. House of Representatives budget is ...

UNC system faces disproportionate percentage of cuts

By Elizabeth Johnson | April 24

Public education officials in the UNC system, community colleges and K-12 schools are bracing for deep budget cuts. But exactly how deep they will be ...

Governor’s School could lose state funding

By Lindsay Pope | April 13

If state funding for Governor’s School is cut, the merit-based program could become prohibitively expensive for some students, said Mary Watson, director ...

UNC Young Democrats lobby legislators in Raleigh against cuts in education

By Viviana Bonilla Lopez | April 13

In the wake of a proposed budget cut totaling $483 million in state funding for the UNC system, students are taking action.Four members of UNC Young Democrats ...

House calls for 17.4 percent cut

By Daniel Wiser | April 13

It might have not been as high as 30 percent, but it was enough to scare UNC-system administrators. The N.C. House appropriations subcommittee on education ...

Proposed budget may decrease Governor’s School funding

By Jen Serdetchnaia | April 12

Some high school students might have to change their summer plans if a proposed budget is passed by the N.C. General Assembly. The proposal of the N.C. ...

UNC-system Board of Governors’ new members spark outcry from Democrats

By Jessica Seaman | March 30

The announcement of 16 new members to the UNC-system Board of Governors is causing an outcry from Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly. Democratic legislators ...

Bill passes NC General Assembly that deletes four high school End of Course exams

By Grace Tatter | March 29

Teachers and lawmakers across the state are voicing concerns over a new law that eliminates end-of-course exams in four high school courses. The law ...

Billboard numbers may rise

By Lindsay Pope | March 27

A new bill in the N.C. General Assembly could increase the number of billboards Orange County drivers pass, but not all officials are convinced of the ...

Medicaid, hospital funding may rise

By Jen Serdetchnaia | March 24

A new payment plan the N.C. General Assembly passed last week could bring some hospitals more money from the federal government.

Report details costs for voter ID program

By Vinayak Balasubramanian | March 24

A proposed bill requiring all voters to present a valid, government issued photo ID to cast a ballot is expected to not only raise an outcry but also ...

Photo: Kinnaird loses power with Republicans (Erin Hull)

Kinnaird loses power with Republican leaders

By Jessica Seaman | March 24

Number three. That is what Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, thought her Senate license plate would read when two senior senators gave up their seats last ...

NC GOP pushes two new government transparency bills

By Elizabeth Johnson | March 16

Light may soon be shed on what happens behind closed doors in the N.C. General Assembly. Just in time for Sunshine Week Republican lawmakers are pushing ...

Student leaders await vote on BOG

By Elise Young | March 15

Two versions of a bill to establish a student vote on the UNC-system Board of Governors have sat motionless in their respective chambers of the state ...

UNC leaders work to explain budget woes to General Assembly

By Lyle Kendrick | March 14

As an inexperienced legislature tackles state budget cuts, UNC officials say it will be even more important to explain how the University’s budget works. ...

John Sanders discusses strategies for NC budget cuts

By Elizabeth Johnson | March 14

Former UNC School of Government Director John Sanders, who also helped reorganize and revise the state’s constitution in 1968, studied documents from ...

UNC system ups lobbying efforts in face of budget cuts

By Daniel Wiser | March 13

Already beleaguered by years of budget cuts and facing morerumored to go as high as 12 percent, UNC-system officials are upping their lobbying efforts. The ...

Republican-led General Assembly ready to redistrict

By Madeline Will | March 3

Census data released for the state Wednesday will kick start a legislative power that could give Republicans the political advantage for many years.

NC Republicans may flip Board of Governors to the right

By Jessica Seaman | March 3

With the terms of 16 UNC-system Board of Governors’ members ending this year, Republican legislators might use this opportunity to flip the Democrat-leaning ...