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HB2 partial repeal leads to changes in Department of Justice lawsuit

By Becca Heilman | April 19

Organizations involved in the legal fight against controversial House Bill 2 are considering their options after the bill’s partial repeal last month. ...

T.R.U.M.P. Act proposal would require candidates to release tax returns to get on the ballot

By Charlotte Harris | April 18

A bill in the N.C. Senate would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to appear on North Carolina ballots in future general ...

NC Senate Bill aims to alter background check process for handgun permits

By CJ Farris | April 17

A bill proposed by the N.C. Senate would change the process for buying handguns — eliminating a step in which sheriffs conduct background checks.

Proposed state bill calls assault on police officers a hate crime

By Bailey Aldridge | April 17

Under a new bill in the N.C. House of Representatives, assaults on police officers and other first responders would be classified as hate crimes.

Bill takes aim at ACC and future boycotts of North Carolina

By Corey Risinger | April 13

A new bill in the N.C. General Assembly would require UNC-system schools to leave any intercollegiate athletic association — like the Atlantic Coast ...

NC bill banning same-sex marriage will not advance in the General Assembly

By Becca Heilman | April 13

A bill filed Tuesday in the N.C. General Assembly to ban same-sex marriage will not advance in the legislature, according to a statement by N.C. House ...

Protesters gather outside terminal two at RDU Airport Sunday in response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigrants from certain countries from entering the U.S.

NC Senate committee clears bill punishing sanctuary city policies

By Carina McDermed | April 13

The N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee cleared a bill that would punish municipalities with sanctuary city policies and compel universities in the UNC system ...

NC bill would require UNC schools to pull out of athletic associations, like ACC, in future boycotts

By Corey Risinger | April 12

Legislators in the N.C. General Assembly filed a bill Monday to respond to any future boycott by an intercollegiate athletic association — like the ...

Legislature elects 12 new members to UNC-system Board of Governors

By Carina McDermed | April 12

Twelve new members will be introduced in the UNC-system Board of Governors in July — the majority of whom are white and Republican.

Judge rules against gerrymandering in Greensboro

By Rebecca Ayers | April 11

A federal judge ruled that the redistricting of Greensboro's City Council by the N.C. General Assembly was unconstitutional last Monday.

Chapel Hill participated in North Carolina's 32nd annual Pridefest Weekend.

Bill in General Assembly calls for state to reject same-sex marriage

By Caroline Metzler and Corey Risinger | April 11

North Carolina legislators filed a bill Tuesday calling on the state to reject the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 legalization of same-sex marriage.

NCAA announces it will consider NC bids for championship sites

By Corey Risinger | April 4

The NCAA Board of Governors announced Tuesday that it will consider North Carolina’s bids for championship sites — after a partial repeal ...

Bill aims to allow guns in churches

By Rebecca Ayers | April 3

A bill originally permitting gun owners to bring weapons to church services held in school buildings passed with a majority vote in the N.C. House March ...

Partial HB2 repeal signed into law as legislators, Cooper rush to meet NCAA deadline

By Bailey Aldridge , Jane Wester , Corey Risinger and Hannah Smoot | March 31

Rep. Deb Butler, D-New Hanover, woke up Thursday morning to the news that legislators had begun a new deal to repeal part of House Bill 2.

Protesters gather outside the N.C. General Assembly to advocate for the repeal of House Bill 2.

Gov. Cooper signs controversial HB2 deal into law

By Jane Wester and Hannah Smoot | March 30

The compromise bill to repeal House Bill 2 passed the state Senate late Wednesday morning and will soon be heard in the House, despite objections from ...

N.C. Governor Roy Cooper looks on at the UNC-Duke game.

General Assembly to consider HB2 repeal hours before NCAA's deadline

By Kylie Marshall | March 30

With hours left before the NCAA pulled years of championships from North Carolina, leaders in Raleigh approached compromise.

Students smoke and converse around the flagpole on the Lower Quad.

Bill in General Assembly could raise smoking age to 21 in NC

By Jordyn Connell | March 30

A new bill in the N.C. General Assembly might raise the minimum age to buy or receive tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21 — whether they be ...

General Assembly chooses nominees for seats in upcoming Board of Governors term

By Natalie Short | March 29

In the past two weeks, the N.C. General Assembly has nominated 24 candidates to the UNC-system Board of Governors for the upcoming 2017-2021 term.

'Let's stop shooting ourselves in the foot': HB2 to cost NC more than $3.7 billion in next 12 years

By Sam Killenberg , Corey Risinger and Ana Irizarry | March 27

House Bill 2 will cost North Carolina more than $3.76 billion over 12 years, according to an Associated Press analysis report.

Jeff Lee, owner and beekeeper of Lee's Bees, removes a tray of bees from their hive.

Bee protection bill takes aim at insecticide use in North Carolina

By Charlotte Harris | March 27

N.C. House Bill 363, or the Pollinator Protection Act, takes initial steps in protecting honeybees from pesticide producers — outlawing consumer use ...