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Documentary highlights NC political inequality

By Johanna Cano | October 13

The documentary “Democracy for Sale,” which stars actor and North Carolina native Zach Galifianakis and highlights problems in the political landscape ...

McCrory and Cooper face off in gubernatorial debate

By L'erin Jensen | October 12

House Bill 2 became a large point of contention during the Tuesday N.C. gubernatorial debate between incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory and his challenger, Attorney ...

Charlotte Observer sues governor’s office over access to public records

By Becca Heilman | October 12

The Charlotte Observer filed a lawsuit Friday against Gov. Pat McCrory regarding a House Bill 2 public records request from April.

Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton spoke in the North Carolina State Fair Grounds Exhibition Center on Wednesday, June 22.

President Obama makes stop for Clinton in Greensboro

By Sam Killenberg and Carina McDermed | October 12

A relaxed and smiling President Barack Obama greeted an enthusiastic crowd of 7,000 at the White Oak Amphitheatre Tuesday by removing his jacket and improvising ...

Raleigh faces challenges with affordable housing

By Paige Colpo | October 10

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro visited Raleigh last week to discuss the city's challenges providing ...

McCrory's legislation at center of gubernatorial race

By Carina McDermed | October 10

Poll numbers show that controversial issues such as House Bill 2 continue to dominate the N.C. gubernatorial race.

Q&A with Professor Miguel La Serna about the FARC-Colombia peace deal rejection

By Rebecca Ayers | October 7

Colombian voters rejected a peace deal between President Juan Manuel Santos and the Colombian rebel group FARC on Oct. 2. FARC and the Colombian government ...

Clinton leading Trump in N.C. post debate

By Johanna Cano | October 7

Hillary Clinton is ahead of Donald Trump in North Carolina after the first Presidential debate, according to an Elon University Poll conducted from Sept. ...

Michelle Obama makes campaign stop for Hillary in Raleigh

By Danielle Chemtob | October 5

First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the high stakes of the November election in a campaign stop for Hillary Clinton aimed toward millennials at North ...

Criminal defense reform enters presidential candidates' policies

By Davis McKinney | October 3

Criminal justice reform has been a key political issue this election cycle, and following Keith Scott's death at the hands of Charlotte police late last ...

NC gun group to raffle rifle with Hillary Clinton photo

By Ari Sen | October 3

A North Carolina gun rights organization is under fire for an upcoming raffle that will include a rifle and portrait of presidential candidate Hillary ...

View from the Hill: immortal and broken mic debate on SNL

By Bailey Aldridge | October 2

Last week on Saturday Night Live, Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) and Hillary Clinton (Kate Mckinnon) appeared in the same debate sketch, each with the hopes ...

President's top intelligence adviser, James Clapper, comes to UNC

By L'erin Jensen | September 28

James R. Clapper, director of National Intelligence, discussed issues surrounding presidential transitions and problems managing intelligence in an unpredictable ...

North Carolina 5th best state for gender pay gap

By Grant Masini | September 28

The gender pay gap in North Carolina is one of the smallest in nation, but under current conditions it won’t close anytime soon — perhaps not until ...

McCrory policy seeks to boost NC exports and jobs

By CJ Farris | September 28

North Carolina’s foreign-trade zone 214 — a free trade area technically outside U.S. Customs territory — was approved for expansion last week to ...

Candidates for governor, senator respond to events in Charlotte

By Jessica Baucom | September 26

Policy analysts agree state elections in November will likely be unaffected by the death of Keith Scott despite protests in Charlotte last week due to ...

Fayetteville teacher suspended for freedom of speech lesson

By Sayoni Ghosh | September 26

Lee Francis, a Fayetteville high school history teacher, was suspended last week for stepping on the American flag during a lesson on the First Amendment. ...

Protests erupt over police killing of black man in Charlotte

By Benji Schwartz | September 22

North Carolina catapulted into the national spotlight Tuesday when a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer killed Keith Scott, an African-American ...

Gov. Pat McCrory drops Title IX lawsuit against DOJ

By Kent McDonald | September 21

Gov. Pat McCrory dropped North Carolina’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice last week. The lawsuit challenged the U.S. Department of Education’s ...

Sophomore Elena Polanco and First-Year Ryan Stanley sit and discuss the Lumbee tribe and their Lumbee heritage.

Lumbee Indians seek federal recognition

By Sam Killenberg | September 21

Twenty bills that would have granted federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina have failed to pass in Congress since 1988.