Students protested guest lecturer Ken Klukowski, senior legal editor for Breitbart News Network, condemning his place of employment and positions on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Oct. 16 to repeal a 1959 resolution to name U.S. Highway 15 as Jefferson Davis Highway after several residents began questioning the name. But does the BOC have the jurisdiction to change the name, or does that fall under the University, the Town of Chapel Hill or the North Carolina Department of Transportation? And who put up the marker just outside McCorkle Place?
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is considering to strictly define gender as unchangeable at birth under Title IX, a move that has local activists looking back to North Carolina's HB2.
As sea levels rise, North Carolina's elected officials continue to stall on making plans to combat climate change.
A North Carolina court ruled against giving the N.C. General Assembly control over the state Board of Elections, but voters may make this ruling obsolete by voting for a constitutional amendment this November.
The N.C. chapter of the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity joins local officials in opposition to the judicial vacancy amendment.
Hurricane Florence has brought about an estimated $12.8 billion in damages, and N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper recommends an additional $1.5 billion for recovery.
Six locations. Sixteen days. Don't miss your chance to vote early.
Every name and amendment that a voter in Orange County should know before hitting the polls in November.
The resolution gave the name to a section of U.S. Highway 15 from the Durham County line to the Chatham County line.
Republicans have had power in both houses, making it hard for Democrats to move forward on environmental, education and voting policy. Rob Schofield, director of NC Policy Watch, says Democrats will be energized for the midterms due to polarization around President Donald Trump.
Here's what you need to know about the new legislation signed into law post-Florence.
With the 2018 midterm elections fast approaching, many UNC students are eager to exercise their right to vote. Others aren't. Staff writer Lyell McMerty asked UNC students around campus, "Are you planning on voting in the midterm elections? If so, what issues concern you the most? If not, why not?"
"It is a deep and profound honor and overwhelming surprise to receive this award," Rev. William Barber said.
A federal grant of $2 million has been given to the state of North Carolina for the testing and tracking of sexual assault kits. At the end of 2017, there were over 15,000 untested kits.
Local protesters rally at the Halifax Mall to voice their concern about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday night.
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. David Price would require politically active nonprofits to disclose the names of donors who contribute $5,000 or more annually.
Student loans don't have to equal a lifetime of debt — so long as you work in the public sector, make 120 months of consistent payments on your loans and meet a list of other criterion by Federal Student Aid.
The lack of gender diversity in politics can only be fixed by new, diverse candidates running — women should recognize they can be in positions of power, and then they just have to "step up and take it".
The organizations that sent the letter urging the withdrawal of the subpoenas include the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Democracy North Carolina and the ACLU.
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