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Gov. Pat McCrory, Board of Governors tout education reform

By Nick Niedzwiadek | January 28

CARY — Years before he became governor, Pat McCrory was a student teacher at North Rowan High School preparing to stand in front of a class for the ...

More economic incentives debated in NC

By Lauren Hong | January 27

While N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory is urging the legislature to replenish the state’s economic incentives fund, experts are continuing to debate the effectiveness ...

Candidate running to lead NC Democratic Party misidentifies transgender candidate

By Eric Surber | January 26

A candidate in the running to lead the North Carolina Democratic Party misidentified a transgender candidate at a forum in Gaston County on Tuesday — ...

20-year education lawsuit returns to NC courts

By Paige Hopkins | January 26

A 20-year-old lawsuit accusing the state of not providing an adequate education to North Carolina’s public school students returned to court last week. ...

ASG lobbies for student participation in choosing new UNC system president

By Marisa Bakker | January 26

Student body presidents from across the UNC system hope to have a say in the selection of the new UNC system president.

Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, speaks at a panel discussion, Police Violence in the Wake of Ferguson and Staten Island, at the UNC School of Law on Friday.

Legal defense leader Sherrilyn Ifill talks police violence at UNC conference

By Elizabeth Matulis | January 26

The issue of police violence is not a new one, but youth activism is bringing more awareness to the long-standing issue, said Sherrilyn Ifill, president ...

Abortion bill suddenly pulled in US House of Representatives

By Michael Liguori | January 23

A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would have restricted all abortions to fewer than 20 weeks after fertilization was stopped Wednesday ...

Carrboro mayor Lydia Lavelle calls for national inclusivity

By Corey Risinger | January 22

Weddings are large and small, home and away, but few couples can say their ceremony was an open, town-wide event.

Wake couple hopes for sweeping ruling

By Corey Risinger | January 22

In relationships, some say timing isn’t everything. But for Chris Creech and Chad Biggs of Raleigh, timing meant the difference between partner and ...

Supreme Court will rule on gay marriage

By Mary Tyler March | January 22

After refusing to take up the issue of same-sex marriage in the fall, the U.S. Supreme Court might, within six months, provide a definitive ruling on ...

McCrory among group suing Obama over immigration action

By Charles Talcott | January 22

Opposition to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration continues to persist in Republican circles — and North Carolina’s Gov. Pat McCrory ...

Political consultants Carter Wrenn (left) and Gary Pearce meet in Wrenn's office Wednesday. The two have been friends for several years and have collaborated on a blog for 10 years.

Two political analysts find friendship in debate

By Kate Grise | January 22

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New rules for Moral Mondays

By Caroline Lamb | January 22

North Carolina protesters hoping for their voices to be heard by legislators in Raleigh now face stricter rules on where they’re allowed to exercise ...

NC wants "open dialogue" on possibility of driverless cars

By Sara Svehla | January 21

The phrase “getting behind the wheel” will be a thing of the past if Google has its way, as the company expects to put people in self-driving cars ...

NC's chapter of ACLU celebrates 50th anniversary

By Anica Midthun | January 21

The American Civil Liberties Union chapter of North Carolina — which was founded in the 1960s to defend the rights of UNC students to have “radical” ...

President Obama touts tax plan in 2015 State of the Union

By Sharon Nunn | January 21

President Obama made his second-to-last State of the Union address on Tuesday night — touting an improved economy and proposing policies, including ...

T. William Lester (left) and Adam Smith (right) debate the moral and economic impacts of possibly raising the federally mandated minimum wage at Van Hecke-Wettach Hall on Tuesday.

Experts debate minimum wage laws across country at UNC

By Corey Risinger | January 21

Though introduced along party lines, two economic academics eventually found common political ground in their praise of community-set wages in a debate ...

The State of the Union 2015

January 20

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Live blog: 2015 State of the Union

January 20

DTH State & National reporters will be live blogging the 2015 State of the Union. Stay tuned for updates, and email state@dailytarheel.com with questions ...

Duke University cancels its call to prayer

By Elizabeth Matulis | January 20

When Duke University first announced a call to prayer from its chapel’s bell tower, it was intended to bring together Muslims and non-Muslims after ...