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The North Carolina General Assembly building is pictured in Raleigh, N.C. on Jan. 13, 2013.

Despite little movement on state budget, stand alone spending measures move to Cooper

By Hannah Correll | October 15

The majority of recent bills that the General Assembly has passed are above the continuation budget from the last fiscal year. Gov. Cooper has signed ...

The North Carolina State Legislative building is located at 16 W. Jones St. in downtown Raleigh. The N.C. General Assembly went into a special session on Nov. 27. DTH File/Katie Sweeney

New state legislative maps head to N.C. superior court for approval

By Brent Van Vliet | September 23

New legislative maps have passed in the N.C. Senate and N.C. House and now require approval from the three-judge panel in the Common Cause case to be ...

Precinct changes may simplify voting for students but raises concerns from rural voters

By Brent Van Vliet | September 2

Students living on campus at UNC are split among four election precincts, complicating the voting process for thousands. Proposed changes to Orange County’s ...

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The General Assembly, Cooper haven't budged on N.C.'s budget

By Michael Taffe | August 20

With the last fiscal year having come to a close in June, changes were expected to be made to the state budget, especially where Medicaid, teacher pay ...

North Carolina leads the South in cutting funding for conversion therapy for minors

By Alice Bennett | August 19

While the state will no longer fund conversion therapy for minors, some activists are still frustrated that the practice will remain legal.

Hillsborough activists decry mass shootings and demand gun reform at August rally

By Anna Pogarcic | August 19

Several representatives and local organizers came together to demand gun control legislation.

N.C. legislators work to modernize the way alcohol is bought and sold

By Jamey Cross | July 24

Currently, craft distilleries in North Carolina face much harsher regulations than the state’s craft breweries. The North Carolina General Assembly ...

‘Abortion survivors’ bill passes with bipartisan support, vetoed by Cooper

By Jamey Cross | April 22

Cooper's veto created controversial commentary from those in favor of the bill.

DACA recipients could get in-state tuition if this bill passes the N.C. Legislature

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 10

A new proposed bill in the North Carolina Senate would allow DACA recipients to pay in-state tuition at UNC-system schools, allowing more affordable access ...

A proposed N.C. bill is causing some buzz in the beekeeping community

By Brent Van Vliet | April 10

“Ten years ago, we had about 2.4 million bee hives in the United States back when colony collapse was making all the headlines.”

Could the gender wage gap close in North Carolina?

By Diane Adame | April 9

North Carolina General Assembly seeks to eliminate the gender pay wage gap by passing a bill to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of gender.

What happens to student health if N.C. legislature passes the medical marijuana bill?

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | April 8

A medical marijuana bill floating through the General Assembly is sparking safety questions for students.

What to know about the recently filed Opioid Epidemic Response Act

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 7

A new bill in the N.C. Senate aims to help people get treatment for opioid addiction by making medication more accessible and allowing the state to subsidize ...

N.C. House passes bill that requires sheriffs to cooperate with ICE

By Crystal Yu | April 4

The bill requires sheriffs to comply with immigration detainer requests and restricts counties and cities from barring federal law enforcement officials ...

Could out-of-state tuition go up for UNC students?

By Nicholas Emken | April 3

N.C. Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Anson, introduced a bill that would make out-of-state students at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State to pay $5,000 more in tuition ...

The North Carolina State Legislative building is located at 16 W. Jones St. in downtown Raleigh.

Holocaust education could soon be required in N.C. public schools

By Sean Leider | April 2

A bill that aims to make North Carolina the 11th state in the country to mandate Holocaust and genocide education might be in effect by the 2019-20 school ...

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Orange County Dems are looking for another 'blue wave' 2020, but will they get it?

By Ryan Smoot | March 31

“We can’t count on a blue wave like a natural occurrence, it’s got to be a man-made wave and a woman-made wave."

N.C.’s 20-week abortion ban was struck down in court. But will the law change?

By Samantha Perry | March 28

The North Carolina law outlawing abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except in life-threatening situations, was declared unconstitutional.

N.C. legislators propose new protections for LGBTQ+ residents

By Alice Bennett | March 28

Three bills were recently filed in N.C. legislature that would significantly increase protections for LGBT citizens, including banning discrimination ...

Medical marijuana could be legalized in North Carolina under this new bill

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | March 28

North Carolina is considering a new bill to legalize medical marijuana. Some research shows it could help with physical and mental health disabilities, ...