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(03/30/14 8:28pm)
GREENVILLE — At the Young and College Democrats of North Carolina convention this weekend, the message was clear — the Democratic Party wants to retake control of the state legislature and the governor’s mansion by 2016.
(02/09/14 9:22pm)
Prioritization of N.C. transportation projects for the new Strategic Transportation Investments law is well underway, according to state officials at the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee on Friday.
(01/23/14 9:39pm)
After Sandy Hook Elementary School faced tragedy when a gunman killed 20 students and six adults, North Carolina took action to promote school safety.
(01/15/14 10:10pm)
A UNC animal research facility has had a troubled history of environmental violations — and on Wednesday, a state environmental review committee discussed recent improvements.
(01/12/14 9:16pm)
Braving a tornado warning and a 30-mile walk, about 50 people marched for eight hours from Chapel Hill to Raleigh Saturday to urge N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper to give a legal opinion on whether students without documentation can receive in-state tuition.
(01/07/14 9:05pm)
On Saturday, immigrant students and activists will embark on a 20-mile trek from Chapel Hill to Raleigh to urge N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper to provide a legal opinion on whether students in the U.S. without documentation qualify for in-state tuition.
(11/25/13 9:50pm)
The United States should have more global participation in order to create more jobs at home, influential North Carolina leaders said Monday.
(11/24/13 9:32pm)
Due to rising fuel efficiency standards, the North Carolina and federal governments will have to find alternative revenues to fund transportation as the biggest source of revenue — the motor fuels tax — continues to decline.
(11/07/13 9:39pm)
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stressed the importance of government compromise to solve the nation’s problems when he spoke at the UNC School of Government on Thursday.
(10/29/13 8:41pm)
While many UNC-system students graduate searching for a dream job, some are eventually forced to consider how they’ll pay tomorrow’s water bill.
(10/28/13 7:52pm)
An N.C. State Fair worker was injured while disassembling a ride after the fair’s 2013 run ended Sunday night — the second accident in four days on the fairgrounds.
(09/29/13 7:49pm)
Bill Atkinson, the president and CEO of WakeMed Health and Hospitals, announced last week he was stepping down — just days before the Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance enrollment system debuts nationwide.
(09/23/13 9:48pm)
N.C. Sen. President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, announced Monday that he would seek re-election and would not run to replace Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., in the U.S. Senate.
(09/22/13 8:22pm)
While new poll results show that Gov. Pat McCrory’s approval rating continues to decline, many Democrats are already campaigning for the seat — even though the election isn’t for another three years.
(09/11/13 8:58pm)
FAYETTEVILLE — The nation’s first 9/11 mobile museum was unveiled in Fayetteville on Wednesday — the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 — featuring artifacts from the tragedy, including pieces of the World Trade Center and pictures and audio from Ground Zero.
(09/08/13 8:10pm)
Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-Durham, was nominated Sunday to fill the N.C. Senate seat that Ellie Kinnaird vacated last month.
(09/04/13 8:17pm)
In just 10 minutes, the N.C. Senate voted Wednesday to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s only two legislative vetoes, bringing the General Assembly’s 2013 special session to a close.
(09/03/13 9:52pm)
RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly reconvened Tuesday to consider Gov. Pat McCrory’s two recent vetoes — but state representatives took less than an hour to vote to override both.
(09/02/13 8:35pm)
When the State Board of Elections meets today, it will determine the final outcomes of decisions that critics say will curb student voting and involvement.
(08/25/13 8:56pm)
Just a week after Ellie Kinnaird resigned from the N.C. Senate seat where she represented Orange County for 17 years, seven new contenders from a patchwork of different backgrounds stepped up to fill it.