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House bill aims to freeze solar energy standard

By Courtney Jacobs | May 27

A bill in the North Carolina Senate would halt solar energy growth and could deter solar farm companies from building in the state.

Indoor tanning popular despite costs

By Liz Bell | May 27

Using artificial tanning to maintain a summertime glow year-round has become a cultural norm and sign of beauty for American adolescents and adults alike ...

N.C. House bill would loosen execution restrictions

May 21

Although 149 criminals sit on North Carolina’s death row, not one inmate in the state has been executed in nine years.

NCGA addresses body cameras

By Courtney Jacobs | May 21

Under a bill in the N.C. state legislature, audio and video recorded by body cameras would not be considered public record.

Bill would ask Board of Governors to study fixed tuition in UNC system

By Marisa Bakker | April 24

UNC students might soon be able to pay the same level of tuition for all four years of school if a new N.C. General Assembly proposal continues to move ...

Student-athlete pay bill fails in NC General Assembly

By Lauren Hong | April 22

An N.C. General Assembly bill that would have required most of the state’s universities to pay student-athletes failed to pass a House of Representatives ...

A rundown of the NC General Assembly's latest bills

By Sharon Nunn and Sarah Brown | April 20

Possum Drop could return The North Carolina Possum Drop tradition — which had comedian John Oliver in fits of laughter during his visit to Durham in ...

Bill would prevent NC schools from teaching about Plan B

By Yoon Ju Chung | April 13

North Carolina public schools might no longer be able to teach about the effectiveness and safety of emergency contraceptive methods like Plan B if an ...

NC Legislature to look at budget this summer

By Kate Grise | April 7

Weeks after students have left UNC classrooms and put spring finals behind them, North Carolina lawmakers will remain hard at work passing some of the ...

Iran nuclear deal misses Tuesday deadline

By Sam Shaw | March 31

North Carolina’s two U.S. senators have been among a cohort of Republicans raising concerns about ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations — and in spite ...

Rules for domestic drones unveiled

By Michael Liguori | February 20

The Federal Aviation Administration released new rules regulating how drones are allowed to operate in the United States.

Report: Duke Energy pays for sway over NC General Assembly

By Grant Masini | February 19

Duke Energy is the leader in a pack of special interest groups who hold the most sway over the N.C. General Assembly, according to a new report from the ...

Q&A with snowed-in NC Sen. Jeff Jackson

By Corey Risinger | February 19

The Democrat from Mecklenburg found himself the lone legislator at the General Assembly on Tuesday.

NC public school performance report cards released Thursday

By Joe Martin | February 9

The long-awaited N.C. public school performance report cards — now featuring letter grades — were released Thursday at a state Board of Education ...

There was a vigil at Peace and Justice Plaza on Wednesday night, Jan. 28.TK and TK are the proprietors of the TK bed and breakfast and cafe in Pittsboro, about 12 miles south of Chapel Hill.

Legislators predict a policy regulating Airbnb might be next

By Sarah Chaney | February 4

With its pale green exterior and vivid blue siding, the Pittsboro bed-and-breakfast run by Lisa Piper and Dave Clark — a short walk from the Chatham ...

NC Capitol’s new rules frustrate activists

By Michael Liguori | February 3

The state chapter of the NAACP is considering taking legal action against new rules that limit where protestors can gather within the capitol.

More economic incentives debated in NC

By Lauren Hong | January 27

While N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory is urging the legislature to replenish the state’s economic incentives fund, experts are continuing to debate the effectiveness ...

Tim Moore, the next N.C. House speaker, received a great deal of news coverage from The Daily Tar Heel during his time as speaker of Student Congress at UNC in 1991. Moore graduated in 1992. DTH file photo.

NC House Speaker to-be Tim Moore has contentious past

By Nick Niedzwiadek | January 13

Tim Moore is slated to become one of the most powerful politicians in North Carolina on Wednesday, assuming the role of speaker of the N.C. House. More ...

Paul Tine, member of NC House, leaves Democrats

By Sara Svehla | January 12

Paul Tine, a member of the N.C. House of Representatives, has decided to leave the Democratic Party and, as of Friday, has joined the General Assembly’s ...

In talks with Obama, McCrory considers Medicaid expansion

By Charles Talcott | January 9

Governor Pat McCrory, along with four other governors, traveled to the White House on Tuesday to talk with President Barack Obama about a variety of issues, ...