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Gov. Cooper signs new bill to send students back to school

By Guillermo Molero | March 18

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools join districts across the state preparing to welcome students back to the classroom under the new law.

Two N.C. House bills may allow some county governments to stop posting public notices

By Will Weider | March 9

If both bills are passed, local government could publish legal notices online instead of requiring them to be printed in newspapers.

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A look back at North Carolina's COVID-19 response over the past year

By Guillermo Molero | March 9

Since last March, the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has come through a mixture of executive orders and comprehensive relief legislation. ...

N.C. Senate Bill 100 poses a threat for cities looking to reduce police funding

By Ella Layn | March 8

The bill, also known as the Police Funding Protection Act, states any North Carolina city that reduces funds for law enforcement agencies by more than ...

Equality Act, cosponsored by Rep. Price, passes House, still faces vote in Senate

By Kathryn Goodwin | March 3

U.S. Rep. David Price co-sponsors and votes for the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The ...

Durham minister fights for Holocaust education bill to include Black history

By Bethany Lee | March 1

N.C. legislators filed a bill on Feb. 10 to make Holocaust and genocide education mandatory for public schools, but Durham minister and activist Paul ...

State legislature passes bill to send students back to school, awaits governor approval

By Guillermo Molero | February 24

It doesn’t appear to have Gov. Cooper’s support, despite him calling on K-12 school districts across the state to allow in-person instruction earlier ...

Immigrants’ rights coalition condemns new controversial N.C. Senate bill

By Susie Webb | February 24

The bill has even sparked firm opposition from Orange County's own representatives.

Two candidates seek chief public defender position for Orange and Chatham counties

By Susie Webb | February 17

A chief public defender runs and maintains the public defender's office. They create policies and work on issues such as the disparate impact of court ...

UNC alumnus Ricky Hurtado is first Latinx Democrat elected to N.C. General Assembly

By Emmy Trivette | December 17

“More than anything, I've been humbled by this moment,” Hurtado said. “We've done something that no Latino Democrat has ever done in North Carolina, ...

UNC sophomore Greear Webb appointed to governor's committee on youth justice

By Hayley Rosewall | December 13

The committee, called the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, was established on Sept. 25 to advise the Governor's Crime Commission and administer ...

N.C. voted primarily red down the ballot. Here's what this means for the future.

By Guillermo Molero | December 6

As another election in North Carolina comes and goes, the state’s perennially purple nature is once again made clear. Though partisanship set the stage ...

Before You Vote Episode 9: Election Results

By Meredith Radford and Sonia Rao | November 17

In the ninth and final episode, City & State Editor Sonia Rao breaks down the results of the 2020 election with Catawba College professor and N.C. ...

Results for N.C. Council of State show the power of incumbency in North Carolina

By Kayleigh Carpenter | November 15

Six of nine Council of State races featured incumbents who, according to unofficial results, have won re-election. This is not a new trend — incumbents ...

Dual protests in Raleigh follow announcement of Biden as president-elect

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 10

After Joe Biden was announced as the president-elect Saturday, people took to the streets in Raleigh, some celebrating Biden's victory and others falsely ...

Tillis declares narrow victory, dispelling predictions of N.C. flipping U.S. Senate

By Henry Haney | November 4

In a narrow race that has yet to be called, Tillis received 48.73 percent of the vote, giving him a slim 1.78 percent margin over Cunningham, according ...

"Its been long, but I think we're really going to like the finish."

Republicans keep their control over N.C. General Assembly

By Kayleigh Carpenter | November 4

Despite projected Democratic gains in the North Carolina legislature, Republicans held onto their majority, picking up four seats in the N.C. House.

Former Vice President Joe Biden projected to win U.S. presidency in close race

By Sonia Rao | November 4

President Donald Trump had the lead in North Carolina over former Vice President Joe Biden as of midnight, leading by 1.39 percent, according to unofficial ...

'A vote for our democracy': Youth poised to make big impact in 2020 election

By Henry Haney | October 28

With less than a week until Election Day, 3.8 million North Carolinians have already cast their ballots, a state in which young voters have turned out ...

N.C. voters show their support for Biden, Harris at Raleigh drive-in rally

By Taylor Heeden and Kathryn Goodwin | October 20

North Carolina officials came out to a Biden rally Monday to discuss COVID-19, health care and the economy.