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NC General Assembly holds special session to discuss amendments

By Kelly Blessing | September 11

The N.C. General Assembly is convening today to hold its second special session since it adjourned in mid-June.

N.C. General Assembly to debate same-sex marriage

By Amelia Nitz | September 8

The debate regarding same-sex marriage will be a major item on the agenda of the N.C. General Assembly, which will return to Raleigh next week. Two ...

NC speaker Tillis relaxes by riding mountain bikes

By Matt Steyl | September 7

When he’s not sponsoring legislation or debating line items in the state budget, N.C. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis often can be found riding his ...

Carrboro symbolically passes resolution against DOMA

August 31

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen passed a resolution this week against the N.C. Defense of Marriage Act, a measure proposed in the N.C. General Assembly. ...

Board of Governors aims to avoid partisan divide

By Kelly Blessing | August 23

After its first official meeting of the academic year earlier this month, members of the UNC-system Board of Governors say meetings will not be divided ...

UNC-system Association of Student Governments lobbying efforts may have fallen short

By Madeline Will | August 19

Members of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments ended the academic year with a promise to lobby legislators throughout the summer to keep ...

Homeowners gun rights expanded through law

By Sam Schaefer | July 18

The idea that a man’s house is his castle dates back to 17th century common law in England.

NC legislators override Perdue vetoes

By Elizabeth Johnson | July 13

Divided government in Raleigh has extended the life of several pieces of legislation vetoed by Gov. Bev Perdue.

NC General Assembly may nix Chapel Hill Voter-Owned Elections program

By Sarah Glen | July 11

Although Chapel Hill has led the state in publicly funding local campaigns, the town’s reign as the sole provider of a municipally funded financing ...

NC congressional redistricting faces federal challenges

By Daniel Wiser | July 11

For more than 100 years, Democratic legislators at the N.C. General Assembly have drawn congressional and state legislative districts for voter representation. ...

NC may merge several community colleges

By Sam Schaefer | July 1

As state legislators continue efforts to streamline government spending, community colleges are the latest state-funded entities to be scrutinized.

Perdue vetoes bills opposed by environmental groups

By Daniel Wiser | June 30

Environmental groups in the state had their lobbying efforts rewarded today after Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed bills affecting the state’s environmental ...

Perdue vetoes abortion bill

By Daniel Wiser | June 27

Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed a bill today that would require women to wait 24 hours before having an abortion performed.

Chapel Hill mulls banning using cellphones while driving

By Sarah Glen | June 20

To Joe Capowski, part of the problem is cultural. Capowski, a former member of the Chapel Hill Town Council, is petitioning the current council to ban ...

Teaching programs fall victim to budget cuts

By Stirling Little | June 20

When the first Republican majority at the N.C. General Assembly since 1898 convened in January, leaders said state spending would have to be cut across ...

Perdue vetoes proposed budget

By Daniel Wiser | June 12

Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue has vetoed the state budget proposal authored by the Republican leadership in both the N.C. House of Representatives and Senate. ...

NC Senate modifies budget proposal

By Daniel Wiser | May 31

Universities would now face a cut of 12 percent or $347 million if funding reductions in the Senate budget were adopted in the bill’s final version, ...

Student Body President Mary Cooper lobbies NC General Assembly for funding

By Daniel Wiser | May 30

Not all lobbyists are employed by the most powerful companies in the state. Some are just concerned constituents, or even students. For Mary Cooper, ...

Republican leaders in NC Senate release budget proposal

By Daniel Wiser | May 24

The Republican leadership in the N.C. Senate unveiled its budget proposal today in the six appropriations committees, recommending a 12.4 percent cut ...

New bills in state legislature seek to constitutionally define marriage

By Meghan Gilliland | May 23

North Carolina might be one step closer to becoming the final Southern state to ban same-sex marriage in its constitution if legislation at the General ...