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(04/27/21 10:31pm)
This is part of a series that looks at bills the state legislature has introduced, the progress they have made in the chamber and what impact they might have on the state moving forward. Read last week's roundup here.
(04/22/21 10:43pm)
A trial continues this week as voter rights attorneys try to strike down a North Carolina law that requires voters to present identification when casting ballots.
(04/21/21 1:11am)
This is part of a series that looks at bills the state legislature has introduced, the progress they have made in the chamber and what their impact might be on the state moving forward. Read last week's roundup here.
(04/13/21 11:30pm)
This is part of a new series that will look at bills the state legislature has introduced, the progress they have made in the chamber and what their impact might be on the state moving forward.
(04/15/21 4:01am)
State legislators appointed five new members to the UNC Board of Governors last month.
(04/06/21 11:55pm)
A new bill in the state legislature could require middle, high school and collegiate athletes to compete on the team correlating with their sex assigned at birth.
(03/17/21 11:05pm)
New Democratic control of Congress has revived controversy around ending the filibuster as a political tool to block legislation. These debates have resurfaced as H.R.1, an expansive voting rights bill introduced by House Democrats, is awaiting its fate in the U.S. Senate.
(03/16/21 1:10am)
There are many places to learn about the news, such as turning on the TV, looking on social media or hearing from a friend.
(03/09/21 10:24pm)
It was early into 2020.
(03/10/21 3:19am)
An N.C. House of Representatives judiciary committee approved two bills last month that focused on changing local government requirements for publishing public notices in a number of counties. These public notices catalog government activity from budget hearings, land-use changes, property transfers, upcoming traffic construction and more.
(03/04/21 1:34am)
On Feb. 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which would officially extend equal protection to the LGBTQ+ community. In a 224-206 vote, the act incorporates sexual orientation and gender identity in the list of categories protected from discrimination in areas such as public accommodations and facilities, education, employment and housing.
(03/01/21 5:35am)
N.C. legislators filed a bill on Feb. 10 to make Holocaust and genocide education mandatory for public schools. Durham minister and activist Paul Scott is demanding the bill also include Black history.
(03/09/21 12:44am)
After a wave of Black Lives Matter protests and calls for racial equity last summer, many municipalities in North Carolina debated lowering their police budgets. Now, a recently proposed bill in the N.C. Senate would penalize them for doing so.
(02/25/21 2:42am)
A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations has condemned recently introduced Senate Bill 101 that would increase immigration regulations in North Carolina.
(02/25/21 2:44am)
The North Carolina General Assembly passed a new bill to make all local public school administrative units provide the option of in-person instruction to students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
(02/18/21 3:15am)
Two attorneys are vying for the position of chief public defender in the Orange and Chatham judicial district. The position was left vacant after the former chief public defender, Susan Seahorn, retired in late 2020.
(02/01/21 2:32am)
Two political parties, the Green and Constitution parties, will no longer be recognized in North Carolina as of Jan. 27.
(02/03/21 1:17am)
For nearly two months, North Carolina State University investigated allegations that an employee had doxxed students and activists online and was a member of the Proud Boys, a right-wing nationalist group.
(01/11/21 1:43am)
Local and state officials are condemning the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that occurred as Congress met to certify the electoral votes from the November presidential election. The riots resulted in five deaths and numerous calls for the removal of President Donald Trump.
(12/17/20 11:50pm)
Ricky Hurtado can claim many firsts in his life: first-generation college student at UNC, first-generation graduate student at Princeton University — and now, the first Latinx Democrat to ever be elected to the North Carolina General Assembly.