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(04/03/20 12:50am)
Following complaints filed by Common Cause, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is under investigation for possible violations of the STOCK Act, a bill that prohibits members and employees of Congress from using private information derived from their official positions for personal benefit. The U.S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, recently began a probe of stock sales made by Burr and other senators following confidential briefings on COVID-19.
(03/27/20 8:35pm)
Gov. Roy Cooper has just signed a stay-at-home order for North Carolina.
(03/27/20 2:54am)
Following allegations that U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and other senators sold large amounts of stock after confidential briefings on COVID-19, Common Cause, a nonprofit government watchdog group, has filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Senate Ethics Committee.
(03/27/20 1:04am)
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools have been racing to keep up with the state after Gov. Roy Cooper’s announcement to extend school closures until May 15.
(03/04/20 3:52am)
With current state superintendent Mark Johnson foregoing a reelection bid to run for lieutenant governor, North Carolina voters have chosen their candidates for the N.C. superintendent of public instruction election in November.
(02/27/20 3:05am)
Amidst a state budget impasse, local school districts are facing uncertainty concerning funding.
(02/24/20 11:12pm)
Misinformation and fake news circulate the internet everyday. Recently, there was a fake news Facebook page taken down for spreading misinformation and publishing fake North Carolina news stories.
(02/21/20 3:05am)
10 years after adopting Common Core, North Carolina is deciding whether to stand by the revisions it made in 2016 or to scrap the current standards and start anew.
(02/20/20 2:25am)
Chapel Hill Transit recently received a medium rating from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the North-South Bus Rapid Transit Project (N-S BRT), making the project eligible for about $100 million of federal funding.
(02/19/20 12:16am)
With almost 1,900 deaths and over 73,000 confirmed cases worldwide from the novel coronavirus, now named CoVID-19, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a Novel Coronavirus Task Force on Feb. 11 to monitor threats in North Carolina.
(02/17/20 11:54pm)
Former Mayor of New York City, businessman and presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg came to Raleigh on Thursday to spread his message of comprehensive gun reform, expansion of the Affordable Care Act and an “all-in economy.”
(02/13/20 2:00am)
With the March 3 primary quickly approaching for North Carolina, the Democratic Party is moving closer to selecting its candidate for the presidential election. Local Democratic officials offered their views on the Democratic presidential candidates and their insight into which issues they think will most profoundly impact voters in the Carrboro and Chapel Hill areas.
(02/13/20 3:43pm)
Current State Superintendent Mark Johnson is running for lieutenant governor, leaving the chair for North Carolina’s superintendent open to many candidates on both the Democrat and Republican sides.
(02/13/20 12:06am)
CORRECTION: A previous version of the article misstated the organization Brigit Godfrey works for. She works for the North Carolina Democratic party. The article has been updated to reflect the change. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
(02/17/20 1:45am)
Just weeks after New Year’s Day a few years ago, farmer Ken Dawson studied his blooming blueberry bushes with concern.
(02/11/20 3:29am)
President Donald Trump will not be the only name on the Republican Presidential ballot in the upcoming North Carolina primaries on March 3.
(02/07/20 3:07am)
In 1997, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled that the right for each child to receive a sound basic education was protected by the state’s constitution.
(02/05/20 2:28am)
U.S. Representative David Price (D-District 4) hosted the UNC March for Our Lives Chapter President Simone Afriyie as his guest for the State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Senior writer Brent Van Vilet talked with the two about the address, gun violence and more.
(01/31/20 3:49am)
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misquoted County Commissioner Penny Rich. The quote should have read “My vision for the county is to protect what we love but also be able to create opportunities for people." The story has been updated to reflect the change. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
(01/22/20 5:57pm)
A decorated government watchdog is attributing years of illegal political activity to the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. in a new complaint to the State Board of Elections, recommending major penalties against the pro-Confederate nonprofit that received a $2.5 million trust and $74,999 payment through backdoor dealings with the UNC System last November.