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(09/26/14 5:43am)
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story said that Thom Tillis helped increase North Carolina education spending by 5.2 percent, or $660 million, but it was a 9.2 percent increase. The story has been updated to reflect this. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
(09/22/14 4:10am)
The Environmental Protection Agency is spearheading an effort to curb the nation’s carbon pollution — and the proposal has sparked plenty of debate, including among panelists at UNC’s School of Law on Friday.
(09/15/14 7:52am)
The Common Core, a set of national standards for measuring student achievement in K-12 English and math, is in limbo in North Carolina following state lawmakers’ decision to review the standards.
(09/04/14 8:47pm)
Reinforcing North Carolina’s identity as a political swing state, the number of state voters identifying as Democrats has dropped from 49 percent in 2008 to 42 percent in 2014.
(08/26/14 8:23pm)
North Carolina voters will have the chance to add an amendment to the state’s constitution during the November election.
(08/24/14 8:14pm)
A recent report from the Pope Center that accuses UNC-system schools of inflating faculty workloads has drawn criticism from system administrators.
(04/22/14 11:09pm)
The relationship between professors and university officials can be tense, as a recent situation with a UNC professor and his writings illustrates.
(04/07/14 8:51pm)
As people register this week to vote in May’s primary, policy analysts are debating claims of rampant voter fraud in the 2012 election.
(03/30/14 8:28pm)
Last week the State Board of Elections unanimously voted to reaffirm the move of an early voting site off of Appalachian State University’s campus.
(03/25/14 8:13pm)
Last week, the N.C. Republican Party announced the creation of the Boots on the Ground effort, a new grassroots vote outreach program for the November midterm election.
(03/05/14 9:22pm)
Fayetteville State University and UNC-Pembroke, both located close to the state’s largest military base, Fort Bragg, have the highest number of students that receive financial aid from the GI Bill, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
(02/25/14 9:12pm)
Last week, UNC graduate student Katie Akin met with Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., to discuss policy actions to protect students from sexual assault.
(02/18/14 9:07pm)
Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and John Kline, R-Minn., criticized President Barack Obama’s stance on using executive orders for higher education policy in a joint letter released last week.
(01/30/14 9:33pm)
President Barack Obama unveiled plans to increase the federal minimum wage in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, prompting speculation among economists and workers about the consequences of the hike.
(01/22/14 9:20pm)
NCSU student could go to Mars
(01/13/14 10:06pm)
President Barack Obama will visit N.C. State University Wednesday to make a speech about the economy at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Complex at 1:05 p.m.
(12/03/13 9:49pm)
Some degree programs across the system are on the chopping block after hits to the system’s budget.
(10/31/13 8:12pm)
The UNC-system Association of Student Governments will meet this weekend at Appalachian State University, as UNC-CH students prepare to vote next week on whether to remain a part of the organization.
(10/24/13 8:30pm)
The Orange and Durham County Democratic Parties voted Thursday night to appoint Graig Meyer to fill the District 50 N.C. House of Representatives seat left vacant by new state Sen. Valerie Foushee.
(10/13/13 8:44pm)
From students at UNC all the way to corporations like Food Lion, groups in North Carolina sprang into action upon hearing about the potential loss of support for low-income pregnant women, new mothers and infants due to the federal shutdown.