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ACLU files preliminary injunction of House Bill 2

By Jessica Baucom | May 18

House Bill 2 faces potential injunction after a complaint lodged this Monday by equal rights activist groups and individuals of North Carolina.

Tied Supreme Court decision disallows judicial retention elections, for now

By Jared Weber | May 17

North Carolina voters will have more than a “yes-or-no” option when casting ballots in the state Supreme Court primary this June, after the state’s ...

GOP establishment split over Trump support

By Cole Stanley | May 16

In a usual election year, the two major U.S. parties would typically coalesce around a presumptive nominee who has locked up a plurality of votes months ...

New bill would revoke education, transportation funding to 'sanctuary cities'

By Cole Stanley | May 12

For years, many North Carolina municipalities, including Asheville, Chapel Hill and Carrboro, have supported what have come to be known as "sanctuary ...

The ArtsCenter hangs signs in the bathrooms stating “#WeAreNotThis” in opposition to H.B. 2 (courtesy of Patrick Phelps-Mckeown).

ArtsCenter Condemns HB2, Governor McCrory

By Jenni Ciesielski | May 11

On May 4, Carrboro’s ArtsCenter released a public statement expressing its opposition to House Bill 2.

House Bill 2: from a local to a federal issue

By Cole Stanley | May 11

With North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory suing the federal Department of Justice on Monday, and the DoJ responding with a countersuit just hours later, ...

State board of elections investigates fraud in Durham

By Cole Stanley | May 11

When new voter-ID laws caused problems at the polls during North Carolina’s March 15 primaries, proponents of the laws argued that they had been enacted ...

DOJ files countersuit in response to HB2 legal challenge

By Cole Stanley | May 9

Just hours after North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and Secretary Frank Perry filed a suit against the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday to defend ...

McCrory files lawsuit over DOJ statement on HB2

By Cole Stanley | May 9

Following the Department of Justice’s letter on May 4 indicating that House Bill 2 violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory ...

N.C. policy research group releases effectiveness ratings of state legislators

By Kent McDonald | April 26

State legislators learned this month graduation doesn't mean the end of the grading scale.

Tobacco research meeting forced to relocate due to HB2 travel bans on N.C.

By Sierra Dunne | April 26

An annual meeting to discuss tobacco control research — typically held on UNC's campus — was forced to relocate to Missouri, thanks to travel bans ...

Proposed bill would send lowest performing schools to charter administration

By Cole Stanley | April 25

North Carolina spent the fourth lowest amount of money per capita to fund its public K-12 education system of any state and Washington, D.C., in the United ...

UK issues travel warning for NC after HB 2, Obama calls for repeal

By Sam Killenberg | April 25

President Barack Obama and United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron added their names to the list of figures opposing House Bill 2 on Friday. ...

The Carrboro police department currently has two police body-worn cameras for the purpose of testing and 14 local vehicle recording devices, or dashboard cameras.

Proposed body camera bill draws ire from town officials

By Tat'yana Berdan and Janna Childers | April 25

Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Sammy Slade is concerned that a proposed bill from the N.C. General Assembly will limit accessibility to police body-worn ...

Transgender teen joins House Bill 2 lawsuit

By Zaynab Nasif | April 25

The case against House Bill 2 just met its youngest plaintiff — a junior in high school.

Q&A with Glenn Hinson about Harriet Tubman's move to the $20 bill

By Yoon Ju Chung | April 24

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced last week abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be the first woman featured on American currency in more than ...

Federal ruling upholds Title IX, sets stage for challenges to House Bill 2

By Kent McDonald | April 20

A ruling Tuesday determined a transgender student in Virginia could sue his school board for preventing him from using the bathroom that matches his gender ...

Conservative groups protest House Bill 2

By Sam Killenberg | April 20

House Bill 2 was passed by a Republican legislature and signed by a Republican governor — but not all Republicans support the controversial law.

Action-filled summer session anticipated for N.C. General Assembly

By Thomas Shealy | April 19

There’s a lot in store for this summer’s N.C. legislative session.

Changing demographics could impact upcoming election

By CJ Farris | April 19

Population changes in North Carolina could create instability in gerrymandered districts — at least, that’s what two UNC-system professors discussed ...