North Carolina advocates reflect on abortion access after Ohio referendum

By Kathryn DeHart | December 3

The Ohio amendment that enshrined abortion in the state constitution was a citizen-led ballot referendum. But, in North Carolina, constitutional amendments ...

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'A greater sense of urgency': 12-week abortion ban inhibits, exhausts healthcare providers

By Lucy Marques | November 27

S.B. 20, which went into effect on July 1, bans most abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy and requires patients to attend an in-person ...

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Quick turnaround rejected in lawsuit alleging state senate maps dilute Black voting power

By Ethan E. Horton | November 20

The plaintiffs in a federal suit — Rodney D. Pierce and Moses Matthews, who are both Black voters in the newly drawn District 2 — argue ...

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'If I just had Medicaid, I wouldn't have to worry:' Students prepare for December Medicaid expansion

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | November 15

The new age requirement for adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty line is 19 to 64 years old.

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S.B. 20's paid parental leave statute goes into effect for state employees

By Defne Önal | November 14

The statute entitles employees to up to eight weeks of paid leave following the birth of a child and up to four weeks after adopting or becoming a foster ...

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Column: Why North Carolina should, but won’t, legalize marijuana

By Emma Culley | November 13

"You may be wondering: Will North Carolina be the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana? The answer, unfortunately, is probably not."

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'Why would they do that?': Faculty reflect on restrictions for distinguished professorships

By Brooke Elliott | November 7

“I always thought it was the next honor one would aspire to, to be given this kind of position, and I appreciated it very much,” Philip Gura, UNC’s ...

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Satire: Stop funding the humanities

By Spence Whitman | November 5

"Recently, the Board of Governors approved a new policy for the state budget that non-STEM professors in the UNC System can no longer receive distinguished ...

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North Carolina sees an increasing number of partisan school board elections

By Abigail Keller | October 30

Since achieving majority control in the N.C. General Assembly in 2010, Republican lawmakers have gradually shifted the makeup of school boards by filing ...

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Poll shows Chapel Hill voters have high levels of education, postgraduate degrees

By Kathryn DeHart | October 30

A recent Chapel Hill municipal election poll done by Public Policy Polling shows that 57 percent of respondent voters have postgraduate degrees.  ...

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State board reopens application for institutional identification to count as voter ID

By Kaitlyn Cano | October 27

The N.C. State Board of Elections has already approved UNC student and employee IDs for the ongoing municipal election, so UNC One Cards count as a valid ...

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Jeff Jackson joins race for state attorney general after being drawn out of his district

By Ethan E. Horton | October 26

Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C. 14th) announced his run for North Carolina attorney general on Thursday morning. This comes one day after he was drawn out of ...

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Environmental organizations react to provisions in state regulatory reform bill

By Libby Wakefield | October 22

House Bill 600, or the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023, would affect environmental provisions for pipeline companies, as well as the hog and poultry industries. ...

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New state law changes accreditation process for N.C. universities

By Lauren Lovitt | October 17

A new North Carolina law will require universities and community colleges to find new accreditors after every cycle. Former UNC trustee Sallie Russell ...

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Gov. Roy Cooper, N.C. Democratic Party file lawsuits against two bills

By Kathryn DeHart | October 16

Gov. Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Democratic Party have filed separate lawsuits against two bills passed by the N.C. General Assembly's Republican ...

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'We were told we were going to do this': School of Civic Life and Leadership faculty announced

By Ashley Quincin | October 13

Faculty concerns rise after the N.C. General Assembly budget outlined mandates for hiring of faculty and a permanent dean of the school, as well as allocations ...

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'A travesty for representative democracy': NCGA budget provisions affect public records law

By Sophia Fanning | October 12

The North Carolina General Assembly passed the long-awaited 2023-25 state budget at the end of September. Legislators wrote one provision that exempts ...

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State leaders discuss legislation on affordable breast cancer screenings

By Ella Aluise | October 10

N.C. Sen. Sydney Batch (D-Wake), a breast cancer survivor, asked Gov. Roy Cooper to organize the roundtable discussion to help push the legislation H.B. ...

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Column: Why you should register to vote in Orange County

By Rebecca Savidge | October 9

"I recently changed my voting address from my hometown to Orange County – it’s an easy task that allows me to have a say about policies that will ...

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Pro-choice organizations, legislators react to preliminary injunctions on abortion ban

By Grace Whittemore | October 9

“Our advocacy is going to be focusing on, first of all, making sure people can get care within the confines of the law we have in place,”  Tara ...

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