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This year's major lawsuits and court cases on redistricting and gerrymandering

By Tori Newby | December 5

The Harper v. Hall series took the main stage in North Carolina politics with the third case in the series, Harper III, being decided this year.

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North Carolina's 2023 congressional maps challenged as racial gerrymander

By Ethan E. Horton | December 4

Several individual voters from across the state filed a lawsuit against members of the General Assembly that specifically said congressional districts ...

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 ...

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'A greater sense of urgency': 12-week abortion ban inhibits, exhausts healthcare providers

By Lucy Marques | November 27

S.B. 20, which went into effect on July 1, bans most abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy and requires patients to attend an in-person ...

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 ...

'To inspire people': UNC hosts 14th Model United Nations conference

By Claire Harutunian | November 16

The UNCMUNC is a four-day intensive period of debate, philanthropy and social events featuring more than 430 students from 35 colleges and universities ...

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S.B. 20's paid parental leave statute goes into effect for state employees

By Defne Önal | November 14

The statute entitles employees to up to eight weeks of paid leave following the birth of a child and up to four weeks after adopting or becoming a foster ...

Jess Anderson defeats Adam Searing in Chapel Hill mayoral race

By Ethan E. Horton | November 7

Jess Anderson won the 2023 Chapel Hill mayor race, per unofficial results. Anderson won 58.79 percent of the vote, compared to Searing's 40.97 percent ...

Josh Stein joins nationwide suit against Meta, alleging unethical data collection

By Maddie Policastro | November 7

The lawsuit claims Meta created a business model that focuses on maximizing time and attention young users spend on its platforms while implementing harmful ...

Everything The Daily Tar Heel has published about the 2023 municipal elections

By Ethan E. Horton | November 3

The Daily Tar Heel has covered a wide array of issues and produced dozens of stories on the 2023 municipal elections. We've compiled these stories into ...

David Price to receive state’s highest civilian award for congressional service

By William Becker | November 2

Gov. Roy Cooper will present six recipients with the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor, on Nov. 9 for their contributions to ...

North Carolina sees an increasing number of partisan school board elections

By Abigail Keller | October 30

Since achieving majority control in the N.C. General Assembly in 2010, Republican lawmakers have gradually shifted the makeup of school boards by filing ...

Column: Normalize politicians retiring from office

By Dayna Wilkerson | October 30

"Elected politicians should be held to the same expectations as the rest of us — the average retirement age in the U.S. is about 64, and more than half ...

Poll shows Chapel Hill voters have high levels of education, postgraduate degrees

By Kathryn DeHart | October 30

A recent Chapel Hill municipal election poll done by Public Policy Polling shows that 57 percent of respondent voters have postgraduate degrees. ...

State board reopens application for institutional identification to count as voter ID

By Kaitlyn Cano | October 27

The N.C. State Board of Elections has already approved UNC student and employee IDs for the ongoing municipal election, so UNC One Cards count as a valid ...

Jeff Jackson joins race for state attorney general after being drawn out of his district

By Ethan E. Horton | October 26

Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C. 14th) announced his run for North Carolina attorney general on Thursday morning. This comes one day after he was drawn out of ...

Adam Searing campaign 'inadvertently' violated campaign finance law with mailer

By Ethan E. Horton | October 24

The mailer did not include a clear disclosure for who paid for the print media, as is required by state law. These disclosures are required to include ...

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The differences between 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations explained

By Emma Hall | October 24

The two main types of nonprofit organizations under federal law are 501(c)(3)s and 501(c)(4)s. 501(c)(3)s are often referred to as public charities, while ...

Town currently accepting applications for 14 advisory boards with vacancies

By Brantley Aycock | October 22

According to the Town's website, advisory board members advocate for the community, provide feedback to the town council and assist in the planning and ...

Protesters march in Raleigh to support Palestinians as global conflict escalates

By Samuel Long | October 16

Over 1,300 people convened in Moore Square in solidarity with Palestinians to "end Israel's racist siege" of Gaza. The attendees listened to a handful ...