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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes unmasking bill

By McKenzie Bulris | June 25

On June 21, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 237, which, if enacted, would reinforce North Carolina’s ban on wearing masks in public, loosen the ...

Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies discusses race and politics in North Carolina

By Keerthana Gotur | April 15

In the first half of his lecture, UNC law professor Gene Nichol told the story of James Robert Walker Jr., one of the first five Black graduates at the ...

N.C. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in latest Leandro case

By Tori Newby | February 26

The court will decide in the coming months if the judicial branch has the constitutional right to order the legislative branch to appropriate money for ...

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'Could have been doing this all along': State budget invests in mental health resources

By Lucy Marques | February 19

This investment, which the NCDHHS called unprecedented, includes an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health ...

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Public schools grapple with underfunding, lack of mental health personnel

By Kathryn DeHart | February 12

As of 2023, the ratio for school psychologists to students in North Carolina public schools is one psychologist to 1,979 students, while the recommended ...

Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies hosts second student body president debate of 2024

By Lucy Kraus and Catherine Tiddy | February 9

As early voting begins, student body president candidates Jaleah Taylor and Laura Saavedra Forero discussed free speech, the relationship between UNC ...

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Political leaders and experts consider reality of North Carolina redistricting reforms

By Sophia Fanning | February 6

Both N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland, Rutherford) and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham) sponsored a bill ...

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'Specific dismantling': Public school educators, legislators react to shift to private vouchers

By Sophie Baglioni | February 6

Late last month, Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham), the N.C. Senate president pro tempore, confirmed the state legislature plans to expand ...

Former N.C. Supreme Court justice files lawsuit to establish right to 'fair' elections

By Ethan E. Horton | February 5

Orr's lawsuit asks the court to officially establish an unenumerated right to fair elections and to declare that the maps passed by the General Assembly ...

Q&A: Gov. Roy Cooper talks mobilizing young voters, Cook Out

By Ethan E. Horton | January 23

Gov. Roy Cooper sat down with City & State Editor Ethan E. Horton to discuss his priorities on gun violence and young voter mobilization before ...

'Really is a bipartisan effort': A look back at N.C. Medicaid expansion

By Emma Hall | December 7

“It's kind of a win-win," Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, the state health director and chief medical officer of the NCDHHS, said. "It allows us to ...

'Resignation and defeat': A breakdown of the 2023 development of the School of Civic Life and Leadership

By Samantha Nichols | December 5

Faculty expressed concerns over the initial development of the school and funding outlined in the N.C. General Assembly budget.

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A look at N.C.'s political and economic relationship with Israel, pro-Israel groups

By Sophia Fanning | December 5

In 2022 alone, North Carolina imported $303 million worth of Israeli goods, with the largest import being electric machinery. The state exported $146 ...

N.C. politicians, advocates reflect on impacts of 2023 Republican supermajority

By Grace Whittemore | December 5

After the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans in the N.C. House fell one seat short of a supermajority. But, N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham’s partisan ...

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'Don't give up hope': N.C. legislators and advocates reflect on state environmental policy

By Lola Oliverio | December 5

Here are some of the most important environmental laws introduced by the N.C. General Assembly — passed, overridden and stalled — this year.

North Carolina advocates reflect on abortion access after Ohio referendum

By Kathryn DeHart | December 3

The Ohio amendment that enshrined abortion in the state constitution was a citizen-led ballot referendum. But, in North Carolina, constitutional amendments ...

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'A greater sense of urgency': 12-week abortion ban inhibits, exhausts healthcare providers

By Lucy Marques | November 27

S.B. 20, which went into effect on July 1, bans most abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy and requires patients to attend an in-person ...

Quick turnaround rejected in lawsuit alleging state senate maps dilute Black voting power

By Ethan E. Horton | November 20

The plaintiffs in a federal suit — Rodney D. Pierce and Moses Matthews, who are both Black voters in the newly drawn District 2 — argue ...

'If I just had Medicaid, I wouldn't have to worry:' Students prepare for December Medicaid expansion

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | November 15

The new age requirement for adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty line is 19 to 64 years old.

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'Why would they do that?': Faculty reflect on restrictions for distinguished professorships

By Brooke Elliott | November 7

“I always thought it was the next honor one would aspire to, to be given this kind of position, and I appreciated it very much,” Philip Gura, UNC’s ...