After resigning from the N.C. Senate last month, Ellie Kinnaird continues to have an active voice in local and state politics. Kinnaird led an informal discussion with students on Monday, instructing them in ways to advocate for change in state policies.
This is the second installment of a series chronicling the political activities of members of the UNC-system Board of Governors.
Last month, fast-food workers in North Carolina joined in protests occurring across the country, demanding an increase in the minimum wage.
Educators and politicians alike are decrying the nearly half-a-billion dollar budget cut to education implemented by the McCrory administration. In a conference call on Thursday with the North Carolina Democratic Party, two educators expressed their dismay. Staff Writer Lindsay Carbonell was on the call and analyzed some of their remarks.
A third contender has stepped up to fill N.C. Rep. Valerie Foushee’s vacated house seat. Graig Meyer, director of Student Equity and Volunteer Services for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system, wants to be the next District 50 House Representative.
As the tension mounts overseas, more questions arise concerning the implications of U.S. involvement in the Syrian conflict between President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the Shiite rebels. Staff Writer Mary Tyler March talked with UNC Political Science Professor Timothy McKeown, who specializes in U.S.
In the past two years, criticism has been raised by student groups about the political activities of the members of the North Carolina Board of Governors.
This is the first installment of what will hopefully be a weekly feature on View From the Hill, where polls or statistics are analyzed.
The North Carolina film industry has been pressuring state leaders to continue to keep
On Thursday, Public Policy Polling released a new study showing North Carolina’s national image in steep decline.
Eric Houck is an associate professor in educational leadership and policy.
Earlier this year, Gov. Pat McCrory caused quite a stir when he said he wanted to change the way universities were funded based on performance. But in some ways, McCrory’s proposals for higher education sound not unlike President Obama’s proposals.
Gov. Pat McCrory is calling a special session of the N.C. General Assembly to sustain his vetoes on two bills, including one that would have required drug testing for welfare recipients.
On Thursday, President Barack Obama unveiled a plan to reduce higher education costs. As part of his recent “A Better Bargain for the Middle Class” speech series, Obama laid out his vision in a speech at Syracuse University.
Faced with decades of backlog, the Fayetteville Police Department destroyed 333 rape kits from unsolved cases to free up space in the evidence room.
For most people, the beach is a charming vacation destination — for more than half a million immigrants, the beach is a place of uncertainty.