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Millennials move away from political party affiliation

By Cole del Charco | April 9

Millennials might be more liberal than their older counterparts — but they’re not constraining themselves within specific political party affiliations. ...

Governor Mitt Romney spook to students at Duke University Wednesday afternoon about public policy and foreign affairs.

Romney bashes Obama’s foreign policy in speech at Duke

By Marisa Bakker | April 9

DURHAM — Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential opponent of Barack Obama in the 2012 election, criticized the current president’s foreign policy ...

Report: Islam is fastest growing religion

By Haley McDougal | April 9

Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion — and by 2050, Muslims will have nearly pulled even with Christians in terms of population.

LGBT teachers face obstacles in a profession where acceptance is complicated

By Danny Nett | April 8

A Christmas dinner surrounded by a new fiancé and close friends is the last place one would expect to hear bad news.

NC Legislature to look at budget this summer

By Kate Grise | April 7

Weeks after students have left UNC classrooms and put spring finals behind them, North Carolina lawmakers will remain hard at work passing some of the ...

Religious beliefs and law a tough balance in NC

By Marisa Bakker | April 7

The heart of the religious exemptions debate is a clash between two fundamental rights: religious freedom and civil equality.

NC universities take stand against sexual assault

By Hallie Dean | April 7

Competition and rivalry aside, universities across North Carolina came together on Monday to stand in solidarity against sexual assault as part of a statewide ...

UNC students bring research to General Assembly proposals

By Elizabeth Matulis | April 6

In the fall semester, UNC students Jerome Allen, Michaela Meredith and John St. Clair were extensively studying oyster populations at the Outer Banks ...

North Carolina to review sex offender tracking after Supreme Court ruling

By Grant Masini | April 2

When it comes to monitoring sex offenders, North Carolina will soon be forced to clarify how it integrates tracking technology with constitutional rights ...

Abortion bill targets UNC School of Medicine

By Sarah Brown | April 2

UNC School of Medicine doctors may no longer be able to perform abortions or teach medical students how to perform them, if a new proposal in the N.C. ...

UNC system, legislature often find themselves at odds

By Nick Niedzwiadek | April 1

The road between University administrators in South Building and legislators in downtown Raleigh is the same as it’s always been — even if in recent ...

McCrory not supportive of NC's proposed religious freedom bill

By Haley McDougal | March 31

Gov. Pat McCrory already has some critical words for the proposed N.C. Religious Freedom Restoration Act — which would echo bills that just became law ...

Iran nuclear deal misses Tuesday deadline

By Sam Shaw | March 31

North Carolina’s two U.S. senators have been among a cohort of Republicans raising concerns about ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations — and in spite ...

Proposal would require UNC professors to teach eight courses a year

By Hallie Dean | March 31

Tenured professors at UNC teach an average of 2.5 courses per semester — but a new proposal in the N.C. General Assembly could require all UNC-system ...

Top of the Hill owner lobbies for chance to sell his liquor

By Avishai Halev | March 31

Of the 17 alcohol control states, only four do not allow distilleries to sell their product to tour visitors. Scott Maitland wants to change that.

NC teacher scholarship would target rural school districts

By Corey Risinger | March 31

As the last graduates of the N.C. Teaching Fellows program are handed their diplomas in May, a bill currently in the state Senate might help fill the ...

NC lawmakers seek to make religious beliefs a legal defense

By Elizabeth Matulis | March 30

Proposals similar to a controversial law just passed in Indiana — which allows individuals to exempt themselves from certain laws based on religious ...

Most voters believe concealed carry permits are necessary, survey says

By Hallie Dean | March 28

Gun supporters and gun protesters alike have almost unanimously come together to draw the line over one aspect of the debate: that people should be required ...

Women hold just 25 percent of political offices in NC, report says

By Caroline Lamb | March 28

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Lawmakers weed out medical marijuana

By Charles Talcott | March 26

Blunting the progress of medical marijuana programs that have been legalized nationwide — nearly two dozen in total — North Carolina lawmakers on ...