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No. 8 UNC women's soccer falls, 3-2, to No. 1 Duke to end regular season

| October 31

Politics

2 N.C. democrats begin campaign for governor

By Kathryn Trogdon | September 22

While new poll results show that Gov. Pat McCrory’s approval rating continues to decline, many Democrats are already campaigning for the seat — ...

Replacement for former Sen. Kinnaird to be chosen

By Madeline Will | September 5

For 17 years, legislative assistant Kathie Young has been answering constituents’ phone calls on behalf of N.C. Sen. Ellie Kinnaird. But for the past ...

Protests on Syria reach Carrboro

By Eric Garcia | September 2

As the U.S. government debates a military strike against Syria, people across the country — including in Orange County — are speaking out.

Sharia ban in NC courts becomes law

By Kelly Anderson | August 26

Gov. Pat McCrory cleared his desk of pending legislation on Friday, signing 33 remaining bills approved by the N.C. General Assembly over the summer.

Kinnaird’s pick for empty seat challenged

By Madeline Will | August 21

Almost immediately after Ellie Kinnaird announced her resignation from the N.C. Senate seat she held for 17 years, four politicians have announced their ...

Q&A with Libertarian Party of North Carolina director Jason Melehani

By Madeline Will | August 16

Jason Melehani, 25, a UNC-CH Ph.D. and M.D. student at the UNC School of Medicine, was recently appointed executive director of the Libertarian Party ...

New NC abortion laws tighten regulations

By Hayley Fowler | August 16

Even after Gov. Pat McCrory signed a controversial abortion bill into law late last month, the future of abortion in North Carolina is still unclear.

NC voter ID law affects student vote

By Madeline Will | August 16

Just a week after Gov. Pat McCrory signed new voting requirements into law, students across the state are seeing the effects.

Republican bills dominate summer

By Madeline Will | August 15

July 26 marked the end of Republicans’ first legislative session since taking control of both chambers of the N.C. General Assembly and the governor’s ...

Political parties to focus on registering voters early

By Cassandra Perkins | October 8

With early voting in the presidential election beginning Oct. 18, Orange County political parties are focusing on registering voters before Friday’s ...

OrangePolitics blog celebrates 9th birthday

By Julia Craven | September 27

On Thursday night, some of Orange County’s most known political figures and activists gathered for a special meeting.

NC yet to make decision on teachers

By Amy Tsai | September 20

Striking teachers returned to the classroom in Chicago this week, but the controversy surrounding teacher evaluations in North Carolina is not likely ...

State nonpro?t ?nds 30,000 deceased registered voters

By Leslie Carlucci | September 12

A recent audit by a state elections watchdog group suggests there might have been some unlikely voters hitting the polls in previous elections — ones ...

UNC spawns young politicos

By Jeff Kagan | September 12

Former and current UNC students are jumping headfirst into the world of politics — managing campaigns, leading political organizations and volunteering ...

Sitting Down with Ferrell Guillory

By Hailey Vest | April 16

Journalism professor Ferrel Guillory is an expert on Southern politics and will teach a course in the fall on elections reporting. He founded UNC’s ...

Libertarian ideals growing in young voters

By Erika Keil | April 9

Ron Paul might not be the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, but there are signs that some of his libertarian ideals are gaining ...

Planned Parenthood sees more donations after threats from Komen, NC General Assembly

By Grace Tatter | February 13

The Komen foundation and N.C. General Assembly’s threats to cut Planned Parenthood funding have led to increased financial support from other sources ...

McCain and Obama debate tonight

September 26

FRIDAY Sept. 26" 2:46 p.m. -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced today that he will debate Democratic candidate Barack Obama tonight ...