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If you think you won't need your One Card in 2020, think again

By Diane Adame | March 24

“As long as they are identified when they come to vote and we have removed the barriers for that to happen, that is all good democracy and it’s what ...

N.C. could be the last state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

By Diane Adame | March 21

The ERA was first introduced in 1923. If ratified, the amendment would ensure equal pay for women and make sex-based discrimination illegal.

Proposed bill could force North Carolina sheriffs to cooperate with ICE

By Brent Van Vliet | March 21

State legislation may overrule local law enforcement, particularly county sheriffs, forcing them to comply with ICE detainers after they've made statements ...

We talked to N.C. Rep. Nasir Majeed about being Muslim in the GA and his new bill

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | March 20

N.C. Rep. Nasif Majeed, D-District 99, is a part of the 1 percent of non-Christians in the General Assembly. “I’m an elected official, and I ...

Rep. David Price addresses Democratic agenda in Raleigh town hall

By Ryan Smoot | March 19

Following the New Zealand shooting and a large academic admission scandal, Price took questions from citizens concerned about gun laws, access to higher ...

Bill introduced to designate ice cream as official frozen treat of N.C.

By Ben Humphries | March 17

Ice cream might join North Carolina's state symbols as the official frozen treat, but the bill still needs to pass.

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Proposed bill may grant local school districts more school calendar flexibility

By Ares Zerunyan | March 6

The tourism industry argues that a more flexible school calendar for schools may negatively impact North Carolina citizens.

Cooper’s State of the State Address aimed for bipartisanship. But are Republicans in?

By Jamey Cross | March 5

Gov. Roy Cooper delivered a State of the State address on Feb. 25, in which he outlined his determination to help the country recover from hurricane damage ...

N.C. Democrats propose $15 minimum wage by 2024

By Ares Zerunyan | February 27

House Bill 146 would be effective as of Jan. 1, 2020, when the wage would increase from $7.25 an hour to $8.80 an hour. The wage would then increase yearly ...

New legislation filed after report suggests ways to modernize N.C. alcohol management

By Jamey Cross | February 26

From a report by the General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division, North Carolina lawmakers have filed legislation to modernize the state's ABC system ...

How a lawsuit over prayers in local government in Florida is being felt in N.C.

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | February 25

A board of county commissioners in Florida is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for barring nontheists, atheists and humanists in participating ...

A bill challenging marriage equality in the N.C. House could overturn it nationwide

By Alice Bennett | February 25

A new House Bill has been introduced in the General Assembly that challenges the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision that made gay marriage ...

How a push to expand Medicaid in the N.C. Legislature could cover 500,000 uninsured

By Ryan Smoot | February 25

North Carolina Democrats are attempting to heavily expand Medicaid in the state, proposing the addition about 500,000 North Carolinians to the program. ...

General Assembly considering bill to limit gun use and another to remove restrictions

By Laura Rong | February 24

HB 86 passed its first reading in the General Assembly session on Monday, and the Judiciary Committee will take further action to work on the bill. ...

Senior geology major Michelle Gavel participates in the counter-protest against anti-abortion group the Genocide Awareness Project. Gavel was invited to protest the display by friends with shared views, and expresses disappointment in GAP's return to campus.

Two new bills restricting abortion have been introduced to the General Assembly

By Sofia Lesnewski | February 21

House Bills 53 and 54 would impose restrictions on abortions similar to those already passed in other states.

Proposed bipartisan bill aims to end N.C. gerrymandering

By Julia Masters | February 13

“We could really take this opportunity and completely change the narrative about redistricting and completely change the narrative about our state,” ...

Abortions after 13 weeks could be illegal in North Carolina if new bill passes

By Jamey Cross | February 11

If passed, the law would go into effect on Dec. 1, 2019 and would apply to abortions performed on or after that date.

The Silent Sam decision could be taken out of UNC's hands with this proposed law

By Hannah Lang | February 10

“I think the Board of Governors has had ample time to do something. And I believe they've just been dithering.”

A look from the front lines of the fight for higher teacher pay in CHCCS

By Sophia Wilhelm | February 7

As of 2018, the average teacher salary in the state is about $50,861, but the average salary for teachers in the United States is $60,483, according to ...

CHHS graduate and three-time Tar Heel hopes to advocate for positive change in NC House

By Jamey Cross | February 5

While balancing her family and full-time job, Sydney Batch overcame all odds to become the representative of North Carolina's 37th District.