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N.c. General Assembly

The Legislative Building located in Raleigh houses North Carolina's General Assembly. Republicans fell one seat shy of a veto-proof supermajority in the N.C. House in the 2022 midterm election.

Republicans fall one seat short of regaining supermajority in NC General Assembly

By Ethan E. Horton | Nov. 9

According to unofficial results, Republicans flipped two seats in the N.C. House and two in the N.C. Senate, meaning they would fall one seat short of a supermajority in the state House.

This means that Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly will not be able to override a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
Republicans needed 72 to gain this veto-proof power but only appeared to win 71 out of 120, falling short of the three-fifths margin for a supermajority. In the state senate, Republicans appeared to win 30 seats out of 50.

Per unofficial results, North Carolina Rep. Graig Meyer (D-Caswell, Orange) has won the 2022 midterm election for the District 23 North Carolina Senate position. He defeated Republican opponent Landon Woods. Photos courtesy of Landon Woods, and DTH/Saurya Acharya.

Here's what you need to know about the NC Senate District 23 candidates

By Audrey Kashatus | Nov. 3

DTH Photo Illustration. Heartbeat bills outlaw abortion, often before people even know they have become pregnant.

'A very real threat': Future abortion bans possible in NC General Assembly

By Maggie McIntyre | Oct. 11

State republicans could win legislative supermajority in election, might limit abortion

By Maddie Singleton | Oct. 11

The North Carolina General Assembly building in Raleigh, NC.

N.C. General Assembly reconvenes for 'skeletal' sessions before midterm election

By Phoebe Martel | Sep. 21

The Peace and Justice Plaza on E Franklin St, pictured on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.

Here's what you need to know about Alcohol Law Enforcement's authority in North Carolina

By Maddie Van Meter | Sep. 18

NC court limits power of racially gerrymandered legislature to amend state constitution

By Ethan E. Horton | Aug. 31

A racially gerrymandered legislature cannot propose amendments to the North Carolina Constitution, according to an Aug. 19 ruling from the N.C. Supreme Court. The case, NAACP v. Moore, was decided by a 4-3 vote along party lines. The decision stems from a U.S. District Court decision in 2016, which said that North Carolina’s state district maps were illegally racially gerrymandered.

The Piedmont Health Services building, located in Carrboro, pictured on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.

'Akin to murder': North Carolinians speak out as legislators debate Medicaid expansion

By Ian Walniuk | Aug. 31

Mike Danforth is one of many North Carolinians who have lost their lives because they lack insurance. A 2019 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research estimated that 350 people die in North Carolina annually because they cannot access health care. “It was, to me, akin to murder,” Danforth's morther Leslie Boyd said.

The North Carolina General Assembly building in Raleigh, N.C. on Jan. 29, 2020.

Parents' Bill of Rights passes N.C. Senate, moves back to N.C. House with amendment

By Maddie Singleton | Jun. 2

House Bill 755, Parent’s Bill of Rights, passed in the N.C. Senate with an amendment on Wednesday. Sen. Michael V. Lee, R-New Hanover, sent forward the amendment, which fixed a clerical error with the numbering of the bill and clarified the definition of parents to include all legal guardians. The bill’s controversy comes from sections that would require parental notification if a student uses a different name or pronoun and would prohibit the instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 curriculums.

Matt Hughes, Reneé Price and Charles Lopez are candidates for the N.C. House District 50 seat. Photos courtesy of Hughes and Lopez and by DTH/Anna Connors.

Meet the primary candidates for NC House of Representatives District 50

By Zoe Werner | Apr. 25

Matt Hughes and Renée Price are competing in the Democratic primary on May 17. Charles Lopez is the sole Republican candidate. Because of this, he is set to face the winner of the Democratic primary this November.

Allen Buansi and Jonah Garson are running to fill the N.C. House District 56 seat.

Allen Buansi, Jonah Garson facing off in primary for N.C. House District 56 seat

By Waverly McIver | Apr. 25

This is the first time the seat has been open in 26 years after Verla Insko's 13 terms of service. Because no Republican candidate has filed, the outcome of the primary will determine the next representative for this district.

DTH Photo Illustration. A person views the new NC Congressional map.

Supreme Court denies NCGOP plea to strike down new congressional maps

By Emmy Martin | Mar. 10

The Supreme Court decision ends the long redistricting fight in North Carolina, and the state's congressional maps are now finalized for the 2022 midterm elections.

Rep. Verla Insko speaks Thursday at Pizzeria Mercato in Carrboro, which recently implemented a vaccination requirement to dine there.

N.C. Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, moves retirement date up to March 31

By Lilly Behbehani | Feb. 21

“My attention has been turned toward home issues," Insko said. "It really would not be fair to my constituents to continue in office."

The North Carolina Supreme Court in the Law and Justice Building in Raleigh, N.C pictured on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The N.C Supreme Court recently ruled that the Racial Justice Act is required to help end racism against prisoners on death row.

N.C. Supreme Court rules new district maps unconstitutional after gerrymandering lawsuits

By Caroline Wills | Feb. 7

In a 4-3 decision against the redrawn maps, the state Supreme Court concluded that the maps violated the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free speech clause and the freedom of assembly clause of the North Carolina Constitution.

N.C. Republicans vote to delay 2022 primary elections to June

By David Richman | Jan. 20

The N.C. primary elections were originally scheduled for March 8 but were postponed to May 17 because of gerrymandering lawsuits.

The new U.S. House district map in North Carolina was approved by the State Senate’s redistricting committee. The map favors the Republican Party by packing Democrats into only three districts.

Candidate filing to begin Tuesday morning for U.S. House and N.C. House, Senate

By Guillermo Molero | Dec. 6

Filing for these contests along with those for other statewide offices was slated to begin Monday at noon and conclude on Dec. 17. Candidates wishing to file for other statewide offices, including numerous positions on the state’s judiciary, may still do so.

Gov. Roy Cooper speaks on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2021, at Pizzeria Mercato in Carrboro.

Editorial: The new North Carolina budget isn't a big enough step

By Editorial Board | Nov. 29

"The lackluster funding is a theme of the budget at large — a small step toward progress, but nowhere near enough. It seems Cooper and the Democrats have bent to the will of the Republican-controlled General Assembly for the sake of having a budget after all these years."

Since summer 2021, UNC has seen many prominent leaders decide to retire, step down or take opportunities at other universities. They include fives deans and two prominent communications leaders at the University. Graphic by Kendal Orrantia/UNC Media Hub.