North Carolina is considering a new bill to legalize medical marijuana. Some research shows it could help with physical and mental health disabilities, but other research suggests growing marijuana could harm the environment.
A bill introduced in Congress may allow student-athletes to financially benefit from their name, image or likeness.
“As long as they are identified when they come to vote and we have removed the barriers for that to happen, that is all good democracy and it’s what this country ought to be about."
Gov. Roy Cooper released his recommended state budget. He wants to increase teacher pay, expand Medicaid and improve rural areas. The budget was met with mixed reactions from the public.
The ERA was first introduced in 1923. If ratified, the amendment would ensure equal pay for women and make sex-based discrimination illegal.
State legislation may overrule local law enforcement, particularly county sheriffs, forcing them to comply with ICE detainers after they've made statements against doing so.
N.C. Rep. Nasif Majeed, D-District 99, is a part of the 1 percent of non-Christians in the General Assembly. “I’m an elected official, and I have served many years in the city of Charlotte, and my service was linked to the people and being a representative for the people," he said. "My religion, I just happen to be a Muslim." Read about Majeed's experiences with politics and religion, and about House Bill 312, or the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which he introduced to the legislature earlier this month.
Following the New Zealand shooting and a large academic admission scandal, Price took questions from citizens concerned about gun laws, access to higher education and a looming government shut down.
Ice cream might join North Carolina's state symbols as the official frozen treat, but the bill still needs to pass.
On Thursday, Justice Cheri Beasley was sworn in as the first Black woman in North Carolina history to be Chief Justice.
The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project has received several updates in the past two weeks, including a draft of a Federal Transit Administration risk report and refusal from Duke to join the project.
The Orange County Board of Education has created a new position in hopes of addressing issues of equity in county schools.
The tourism industry argues that a more flexible school calendar for schools may negatively impact North Carolina citizens.
Gov. Roy Cooper delivered a State of the State address on Feb. 25, in which he outlined his determination to help the country recover from hurricane damage and more.
The UNC Young Democrats are supporting the qualification of UNC One Cards as valid voter IDs.
In the wake of a Feb. 15 deadline to pass a new funding bill, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee created seven appropriations bills.
House Bill 146 would be effective as of Jan. 1, 2020, when the wage would increase from $7.25 an hour to $8.80 an hour. The wage would then increase yearly until it reaches $15 in 2024.
At the council’s Feb. 19 meeting, members reviewed Gov. Roy Cooper's Executive Order 80, which asserts North Carolina’s commitment to address climate change and transition to a clean energy economy.
From a report by the General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division, North Carolina lawmakers have filed legislation to modernize the state's ABC system with seven recommendations.
A board of county commissioners in Florida is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for barring nontheists, atheists and humanists in participating in the opening prayer at meetings.
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