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The Carrboro police department currently has two police body-worn cameras for the purpose of testing and 14 local vehicle recording devices, or dashboard cameras.

Proposed body camera bill draws ire from town officials

By Tat'yana Berdan and Janna Childers | April 25

Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Sammy Slade is concerned that a proposed bill from the N.C. General Assembly will limit accessibility to police body-worn ...

HB2 opponents protest at the N.C. Capitol

By Anica Midthun | April 25

Dozens of people gathered outside the N.C. Capitol building on Monday to speak out against House Bill 2, waving signs that read, "Y'all means all," or, ...

Conservative groups protest House Bill 2

By Sam Killenberg | April 20

House Bill 2 was passed by a Republican legislature and signed by a Republican governor — but not all Republicans support the controversial law.

Changing demographics could impact upcoming election

By CJ Farris | April 19

Population changes in North Carolina could create instability in gerrymandered districts — at least, that’s what two UNC-system professors discussed ...

"Damage already done," McCrory's executive order unlikely to aid re-election

By Haley McDougal | April 13

When N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory issued an executive action Tuesday, he included sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s nondiscrimination policy. ...

South Carolina introduces its own "bathroom bill"

By Sam Killenberg | April 13

A “bathroom bill” modeled after North Carolina’s House Bill 2 faced scrutiny in the South Carolina Senate Wednesday.

McCrory backtracks on parts of HB2 in executive action, bathroom provision still stands

By Benji Schwartz | April 12

Sexual orientation and gender identity are now included in the state's nondiscrimination policy thanks to an executive action signed by North Carolina ...

Openly gay LGBT activist to assume vacancy in N.C. House

By Shweta Mishra | April 11

Guilford County Democrats elected an LGBT rights leader Saturday to fill a vacancy left in the N.C. legislature with the March death of House Rep. Ralph ...

HB2 draws responses from Spellings, Folt amidst criticism

By Danielle Chemtob | April 10

Criticism of North Carolina’s university system following the passage of House Bill 2 elicited a response Friday from UNC-system President Margaret ...

Hearings held for proposed African-American statue on N.C. capitol grounds

By Hari Chittilla | April 10

Plans for a statue commemorating African Americans on the grounds of the North Carolina Capitol are underway, and the governor's office continues to seek ...

County commissioners bring five topics to general assembly

By Lindsey Hoover | April 7

The Orange County Board of Commissioners came up with five topics to discuss with their legislators at the N.C. General Assembly short session on April ...

McCrory to raise issue of teacher salaries

By Kent McDonald | April 7

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory proposed raising the average teacher salary in the state to more than $50,000 on Tuesday.

Joaquin Carcano is a transgender UNC-Chapel Hill employee who is partking in a lawsuit against House Bill 2.

Transgender UNC-CH employee cast in case against HB2

By CJ Farris | April 6

Joaquín Carcaño is soft-spoken. But the 27-year-old from South Texas is not ashamed of his identity.

State legislators propose name change for Fayetteville State

By Zaynab Nasif | April 3

Fayetteville State University could face a name change by the state legislature.

Board members get a run for their money

By Haley McDougal | March 30

They say money talks — and in the UNC-system Board of Governors’ case, it might have something to say.

HB2: Everyone's business

By Cole Stanley | March 30

As the national debate over North Carolina’s House Bill 2 — which bans nondiscrimination ordinances — intensifies, political and economic pressure ...

FAQs about the logistics of HB2

By Zaynab Nasif | March 30

House Bill 2, which prevents non-discrimination ordinances in North Carolina, was signed into law March 23 by Gov. The bill caused controversy ...

Non-discrimination policies in HB2 stalled outside the bathrooms

By Zaynab Nasif | March 30

House Bill 2 received attention nationwide for its restrictions on bathroom use and gender identity, but the law has impacts that extend beyond the stalls. ...

Please mind the NCGAP

By Thomas Shealy | March 29

After a vote of approval from the N.C. legislature in the fall, concerns remain over the N.C. Guaranteed Admissions Program.

Former Chapel Hill mayor Mark Kleinschmidt speaks at the special town hall meeting to challenge the H2 law recently passed in Raleigh.

Town of Chapel Hill opposes House Bill 2

By Camila Molina | March 29

The Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously passed two resolutions on Monday, affirming the dignity of the LGBT people of Chapel Hill and requesting the ...