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State GDP growth bodes well for hiring

By Paul Kushner | August 27

North Carolina has continued to climb out of the recession in the past year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce — a hopeful sign for students ...

Coal ash bill passes at end of NC session

By Sharon Nunn | August 27

Right before adjourning their short session, state legislators passed a bill Aug. 20 addressing coal ash regulations for energy companies — but ...

NC voters will decide on right to jury trial

By Benji Schwartz | August 26

North Carolina voters will have the chance to add an amendment to the state’s constitution during the November election.

Obama visiting Charlotte today to address Veterans Affairs scandal

By Lindsey Brunson | August 25

President Barack Obama will address a room full of veterans today at the American Legion National Convention in Charlotte after serious allegations emerged ...

NC NAACP targets 2013 NC voting law

By Sarah Brown | August 25

A shorter early voting period and the elimination of same-day voter registration are two parts of North Carolina’s year-old voting law slated to impact ...

Civitas Institute targets teachers’ group

By Tat'yana Berdan | August 24

Seven billboards along Interstate 40, Interstate 85 and other highly trafficked areas statewide are catching North Carolina teachers’ attention by asking ...

Moral Monday protests resumed Monday at the Bicentennial Mall in front of the legislative building in Raleigh.

More Moral Monday cases dismissed by NC judges

By Blair Burnett | August 24

More than a dozen cases of protesters arrested during the 2013 Moral Monday protests have been dismissed in the last four weeks — and in a legal ...

Supreme Court halts gay marriage

By Lindsey Brunson | August 21

Same-sex couples in Virginia came within a day’s reachreporter’s notes that they would have been able to get married on Aug. 21. stay was issued on ...

Activists begin week of protesting NC legislature

By Paul Kushner | August 20

Even now that the N.C. General Assembly’s short session has come to a close, activists are getting fired up — and they will return Friday to the ...

State teacher pay increases, but concerns still linger

By Sharon Nunn | August 19

As details surrounding the average 7 percent pay raise for North Carolina public school teachers become more concrete, mixed feelings persist.

Political groups plan for fall campaigns

By Paul Kushner | August 16

UNC’s on-campus political organizations are jumping into the fray as the fall’s midterm campaigns get underway.

Chapel Hill to host US mayors for 3-day conference

By Claire Nielsen | August 16

Local government leaders from all over the country will assemble in Chapel Hill for the Mayors Innovation Project summer meeting Wednesday to discuss ...

NC's unemployment benefits debt drops

By Sharon Nunn | August 16

North Carolina’s unemployment debt has dropped by 76 percent since 2010 to $597 million, according to Gov. Pat McCrory.

Libertarian candidate and pizza delivery man, Sean Haugh, stands in front of his car on August 16th, 2014.

Q&A with Senate candidate Sean Haugh, 'Emperor of Pizza'

By Hayley Fowler | August 14

Sean Haugh, a 53-year-old pizza delivery man, had no intention of running for political office again. But the veteran Libertarian Party candidate and ...

NC film incentive replaced with $10 million grant

By Zachery Eanes | August 14

Film production in North Carolina might be headed for a precipitous decline in the near future, as the state’s tax incentive program for film companies ...

NC Senate race gets costly

By Mary Tyler March | August 14

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race has risen to become the nation’s most expensive Senate race so far, ahead of November’s midterm election.

Orange County voters discuss extending early voting to Sunday

By Jonathan Moyer | July 21

The lack of a microphone was only the first time someone complained about not being heard at the Orange County Board of Elections meeting on Tuesday.

NC residents discuss federal plan to reduce carbon emissions

By Lindsay Carbonell | July 21

North Carolina residents gathered Tuesday to give testimonies in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon pollution standards.

Lawrence Bacudio, a NCSSM graduate and future freshman at UNC, attends orientation despite financial issues as he awaits his green card.

Immigration status harms need-based financial aid eligibility

By Amy Tsai | July 21

Lawrence Bacudio suddenly woke up one June morning when his mother ran into his room yelling — a stranger had donated $1,000 to his college fund, ...

Abortion clinic rules still in progress after a year

By Sam Killenberg | July 14

A year after the N.C. General Assembly passed a controversial law tightening standards for abortion clinics, both anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights ...