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Former Texas Sen. Wendy Davis to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Chapel Hill Friday

By Benji Schwartz | September 20

Former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-District 10, will campaign for Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton in Raleigh, Carrboro and ...

NC education lottery reports revenue growth

By Davis McKinney | September 20

The N.C. Education Lottery is reporting a 21 percent increase in revenue — totaling $634 million — for the 2016 fiscal year.

Campus groups weigh in on U.S. aid deal with Israel

By Grant Masini | September 20

The United States and Israel struck the largest military aid deal in American history last week — totalling $38 billion over 10 years — and sparking ...

View from the Hill: Former presidential candidates abandon politics, embrace stardom

By Olivia Slagle | September 19

Former Texas governor Rick Perry's "Dancing with the Stars" debut on Sept. 12 was complete with a bolo tie, a corn dog stand and, of course, a Cha Cha ...

Chelsea Clinton visited Wake Forest University and Carrboro to kick off voter registration and to discuss North Carolina education plans. Photo courtesy of Sydney Feinglass.

Chelsea Clinton visits North Carolina, discusses college affordability

By Kelsey Mason | September 15

With four high-profile appearances this week — one at Wake Forest University Tuesday, and another in Carrboro Wednesday — Chelsea Clinton is making ...

ACC's championship relocations affect North Carolina communities

By C Jackson Cowart | September 15

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ACC championships moved out of North Carolina due to HB2

By C Jackson Cowart and Jeremy Vernon | September 14

The Atlantic Coast Conference has moved all neutral site championships away from the state of North Carolina for the 2016-17 academic year because of ...

Politicians react to NCAA decision to relocate championships over HB2

By Kent McDonald | September 14

The NCAA announced yesterday the organization decided to pull seven 2016-17 championship events from North Carolina because of civil rights concerns over ...

Political groups on campus gearing up for the November elections

By Belle Hillenburg | September 14

Leading up to November, UNC political organizations have different ways of spreading their messages. UNC Young Democrats President Courtney Sams said ...

Presidential candidates emphasize trade agreement restructuring

By Caroline Metzler | September 12

The 2016 presidential candidates have made free trade a significant talking point in their campaign platforms, and the majority of the rhetoric has been ...

NCAA pulls championships out of North Carolina because of concerns over state laws

By From staff and wire reports | September 12

The NCAA has relocated all 2016-17 championship events from North Carolina because of civil rights concerns relating to HB2. Seven events will be moved ...

Greg Taylor was exonerated from prison in 2009 after spending nearly 17 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

New laws, federal and state safeguards have led to more exonerations

By Sharon Nunn | September 7

Willie Grimes spent 24 years in a North Carolina prison for a rape he didn’t commit — and in August, the Hickory City Council voted to approve a settlement ...

Q&A with Emily's List President Stephanie Schriock

By Benji Schwartz | September 6

Emily's List is an organization dedicated to electing pro-abortion rights, Democratic women to political office for 31 years. Stephanie Schriock has been ...

Hillary for North Carolina pushes voter registration effort at UNC

By Caroline Metzler | September 1

With about two months left until election day, Hillary for North Carolina launched a statewide campus voter registration drive.

Study: Underrepresented minorities, women see fewer tenure positions

By Kent McDonald | September 1

Tenure is a goal most professors strive for — but it remains further out of reach for females and underrepresented minorities according to a recent ...

Supreme Court: 4th Circuit voter ID decision will stand for November election

By From staff and wire reports | August 31

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Gov. Pat McCrory's request for a stay on Wednesday, with four justices voting in opposition to the stay and four in favor. ...

Bipartisan group redraws congressional districts in North Carolina

By Sam Killenberg | August 31

A bipartisan group of retired North Carolina judges is advocating for redistricting reform by proposing a new congressional district map on Monday.

With voter ID law struck down, ballot accessibility likely to improve in North Carolina

By Kiana Cole | August 30

UNC Senior Jazlin Laboy believes she would've been able to vote for a presidential candidate in the March primary if the North Carolina voter-identification ...

Person on the Street: What do you think of presidential candidates' Twitters?

By Hari Chittilla | August 29

This election season, Twitter has become the political playground for candidates to make their case for the public's vote. But not all Twitter accounts ...

Joaquin Carcano is a transgender UNC-Chapel Hill employee who is partking in a lawsuit against House Bill 2.

UNC system barred from enforcing HB2 on 3 plaintiffs

By Staff reports | August 26

A federal court decision has partially blocked the UNC system from enforcing House Bill 2.