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Gov. Cooper issues order to improve state reentry and rehabilitation services

By Sarah Clements | February 8

“This has been what we've been waiting for,” Benjamin Gear, the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department’s Local Reentry Council Coordinator, ...

Q&A: Wesley Harris discusses campaign for state treasurer, building statewide coalition

By Gabrielle Rothstein | February 6

The Daily Tar Heel's Gabrielle Rothstein spoke with state treasurer candidate Wesley Harris to hear about his experience and plans for the state treasury. ...

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State racial equity task force releases report, showcases successful legislation

By Libby Wakefield | February 6

According to the report, TREC seeks to take a holistic look at the criminal justice system and create strategies and solutions to address racially disparate ...

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Political leaders and experts consider reality of North Carolina redistricting reforms

By Sophia Fanning | February 6

Both N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland, Rutherford) and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham) sponsored a bill ...

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'Specific dismantling': Public school educators, legislators react to shift to private vouchers

By Sophie Baglioni | February 6

Late last month, Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham), the N.C. Senate president pro tempore, confirmed the state legislature plans to expand ...

Former N.C. Supreme Court justice files lawsuit to establish right to 'fair' elections

By Ethan E. Horton | February 5

Orr's lawsuit asks the court to officially establish an unenumerated right to fair elections and to declare that the maps passed by the General Assembly ...

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Campaign for Southern Equality files federal complaint against S.B 49

By Lucy Marques | January 30

The Campaign for Southern Equality filed a federal complaint on Tuesday against N.C. Senate Bill 49, the Parents’ Bill of Rights. The CSE brought forward ...

Artificial intelligence guidebook released by N.C. Department of Public Instruction

By Sophie Baglioni | January 29

As artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent, resources like the AI guidebook are being released to give guidance and start the conversation ...

Judge declines to block N.C. Senate map in racial gerrymandering case

By Ethan E. Horton | January 26

The plaintiffs in the case claimed the state senate maps in that area of the state were drawn to disenfranchise Black voters and dilute their power. While ...

Q&A: Gov. Roy Cooper talks mobilizing young voters, Cook Out

By Ethan E. Horton | January 23

Gov. Roy Cooper sat down with City & State Editor Ethan E. Horton to discuss his priorities on gun violence and young voter mobilization before ...

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Homeowner insurance rate increase proposed, nearly double in some areas

By Sophie Baglioni | January 14

“It can be easy for people to try and ignore the affordable housing crisis if they're not experiencing it,” Stephanie Watkins-Cruz, the director of ...

State allowing pharmacists to enroll as Medicaid providers to expand contraception access

By Makenzie Mills | January 14

A lack of reimbursement created barriers for pharmacies to implement contraception prescription protocols. New, increased support from the state aims ...

NAACP, Common Cause sue in federal court, alleging new maps are racially gerrymandered

By Ethan E. Horton | December 19

The N.C. NAACP and Common Cause sued in federal court on Tuesday morning to stop the use of newly drawn maps because they constitute a racial gerrymander. ...

'Really is a bipartisan effort': A look back at N.C. Medicaid expansion

By Emma Hall | December 7

“It's kind of a win-win," Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, the state health director and chief medical officer of the NCDHHS, said. "It allows us to ...

N.C. politicians, advocates reflect on impacts of 2023 Republican supermajority

By Grace Whittemore | December 5

After the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans in the N.C. House fell one seat short of a supermajority. But, N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham’s partisan ...

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 ...

Op-ed: The value of a liberal arts education in the wake of H.B. 259

November 26

"Ceasing to fund distinguished professorships in the humanities detracts from the education of every student at Carolina. We must continue to reward and ...

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 ...

Western N.C. wildfires continue burning in drought, causing air quality issues

By Olivia Gschwind | November 19

The Poplar Drive and Collett Ridge fires are currently the two largest wildfires still burning in the state, at 98 percent and 79 percent containment, ...

Funding assists rural North Carolina counties struggling with healthcare access

By Lola Oliverio | November 17

Mark Holmes, a professor of health policy at the Gillings School of Global Public Health and director of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services ...