Cooper vetoes face General Assembly override ... again

Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed 11 bills this year – but none of those vetoes have succeeded yet.

UNC sees increase in teaching program enrollment

Legal issues complicate Silent Sam's removal

  Silent Sam remains standing in McCorkle Place despite calls from leaders — including Gov. Roy Cooper — across the state for its removal. The ...

Redistricting maps await public hearing

 The North Carolina General Assembly released proposed voting districts for the N.C. House of Representatives and Senate over the weekend. 

Charlottesville spurs Confederate statue conversations

North Carolina and national lawmakers face stronger calls for the removal of Confederate monuments on state property following events in Charlottesville ...

What's coming up in the General Assembly?

 The North Carolina General Assembly will hold public hearings across the state Tuesday to discuss the proposed legislative maps.  

Community protests litigation ban against Center for Civil Rights

Protesters gathered on Tuesday outside UNC's Center for School Leadership Development to voice their disapproval for the proposed UNC Board of Governor's ...

Judges deny request for NC special elections, set deadline for new maps

North Carolina will not hold 2017 special elections under remedied districts, but a three-judge panel has set a deadline of Sept. 1 for legislators to ...

Steins address opioid epidemic in NC

NC Attorney General Joshua Stein addressed the opioid epidemic in North Carolina at Wednesday's North Carolina Local Health Director’s Conference, held ...

New bill would prevent disruptions of free speech on campus

If a new bill passes in the N.C. General Assembly, public universities could be required to impose sanctions on protestors who disrupt events or prevent ...

Art students use collaborative art to write to General Assembly

Arts professor Elin O’Hara Slavick and students from her ARTS 300 class used collaborative art to write letters to the North Carolina General Assembly, ...

Trump order to defund sanctuary cities temporarily blocked by federal court

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to strip funding from sanctuary cities Tuesday.

State Senate passes class size compromise bill

The N.C. Senate passed a compromise Tuesday to extend the deadline for schools to meet new class size requirements until fall 2018 — a year later than ...

Republican House members propose ID law for undocumented immigrants

A new bill in the N.C. House, proposed by five Republican representatives, would aim to limit identity fraud in the state by creating identification for ...

Looking back on Cooper's first 100 days in office

Between controversial HB2 and budget negotiations, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper rounded out his first 100 days in office April 10.

North Carolina is only remaining state to try all 16- and 17-year-olds as adults

North Carolina is the only state still treating all 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system after the passage of Raise the Age legislation ...

State bill takes aim at North Carolina's 'stand your ground' laws

If passed, the Gun Safety Act, or House Bill 723, would change current “stand your ground” laws in North Carolina.

Hog waste drives new bill on compensation in contamination lawsuits

A bill in the N.C. General Assembly would limit the financial compensation for citizens filing lawsuits on environmental contamination against state hog ...

Parents and students rally for bill to preserve music, art and PE classes

Crayon-drawn signs in hand, N.C. public school parents and kids rallied in Raleigh Wednesday in support of House Bill 13.