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Bloomberg picks Chapel Hill as site for campaign office

By Yates McConnell | January 22

Tim O’Brien, senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, visited the former New York City mayor's newly-opened campaign office ...

Great Recession to presidential elections: three town leaders reflect on past decade

By Blake Weaver | December 6

Mark Kleinschmidt, Nancy Oates and Hongbin Gu recollect on their time as town leaders as the political landscape of Chapel Hill changes.

'Victory': Confederates tout backdoor dealings of $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement

By Charlie McGee | December 3

In an email recently leaked by one of its recipients, Kevin Stone, leader of the N.C. Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., detailed secret negotiations ...

Q&A with U.S. Rep. David Price: What’s going on with impeachment and what does it mean?

By Brent Van Vliet | November 24

DTH reporter Brent van Vilet spoke with Rep. Price earlier in the week to get his view on the impeachment proceedings.

College Republicans host former Trump campaign manager for lecture, met with walkout

By Maeve Sheehey | November 21

The protest was organized by the Political Action Committee of UNC’s Black Student Movement in response to Corey Lewandowski’s visit.

League of Women Voters hosts family-friendly gerrymandering bash

By Elizabeth Egan | November 18

The League of Women Voters hosted a "gerrymander bash" for voters and their families to learn about the dangers of gerrymandering.

Burr responds to NCAA vote with plans to tax student-athlete scholarships

By Blake Weaver | November 12

As plans emerge to tax student-athlete scholarships, the NCAA board speaks out against the bill, and experts share their opinions on whether on not this ...

We looked into rumors that N.C. Speaker Tim Moore is going for UNC-System President

By Michael Taffe | October 19

After interim UNC-System President Bill Roper said he will not seek to serve in his role in a permanent capacity, the search for a new system president ...

The North Carolina General Assembly building is pictured in Raleigh, N.C. on Jan. 13, 2013.

Despite little movement on state budget, stand alone spending measures move to Cooper

By Hannah Correll | October 15

The majority of recent bills that the General Assembly has passed are above the continuation budget from the last fiscal year. Gov. Cooper has signed ...

What Koch Foundation money means for the Universities that receive it

By Maeve Sheehey | October 6

UnKoch My Campus' executive director spoke to UNC professors about accepting money from the Charles Koch Foundation, as professors continue to disagree ...

The North Carolina State Legislative building is located at 16 W. Jones St. in downtown Raleigh. The N.C. General Assembly went into a special session on Nov. 27. DTH File/Katie Sweeney

What's happened since N.C.'s congressional maps were ruled unconstitutional

By Diane Adame | September 12

North Carolina lawmakers have less than a week to redraw districts. So far, they have agreed on baseline maps to use as a starting point in the redistricting ...

Supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders attend a rally on Sept. 13, 2015 in Greensboro.

Bernie Sanders will come to UNC in September, Young Democrats announce

By Maeve Sheehey | September 11

Sanders follows a long line of politicians to visit the University, including Beto O'Rourke in 2019 and Barack Obama in 2016.

How students get caught up in the U.S.-China trade war

By Cynthia Dong | September 9

As tensions rise between the US and China over trade, international students find themselves caught in the middle of the two superpowers.

New UNC program under fire for perceived conservative origins and lack of transparency

By Maeve Sheehey | September 8

The Program for Civic Virtue and Civil Discourse has generated controversy at public meetings and behind the scenes, with some faculty believing it is ...

Column: For local election coverage, let us be your source

By Jamey Cross | September 8

The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. This week, ...

Where do 2020 presidential candidates stand on student debt?

By Jonny Cook | September 8

Students, here are what your Democratic presidential candidates want to do about higher education debt.

‘The answer is, get started’: Duke Energy coal ash conflict continues

By David Saff | August 20

New court decision that favors the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality in strenuous legal battle between DEQ and Duke Energy hopes to ensure safety ...

Rise and fall: The 110 year history of UNC's Confederate monument, Silent Sam

By Preston Lennon | July 23

Conceived in 1908, completed in 1913, then torn down in 2018, Silent Sam was a lightning rod symbol on UNC's campus for over 100 years. Even now, as the ...

Column: After Trump's rally, North Carolina has a choice to make

By Ramishah Maruf | July 20

Like Omar, I love America so much I want it to be the best version of itself, one that treats all of its people with respect and dignity.

North Carolina Congressional map can stay following Supreme Court decision

By Marin Wolf | June 27

North Carolina won't have to redraw congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it does not have a role to play in cases of partisan gerrymandering. ...