The current state superintendent is leaving in a bid to become lieutenant governor, which has led to a plethora of candidates contending for the position.
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“I want to see who has the best chance of winning North Carolina because along with wanting us to have a strong Democratic presidential candidate, I want a candidate that will help us win the North Carolina House and Senate."
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Democrats Cal Cunningham, Trevor Fuller, Atul Goel, Erica Smith and Steve Swenson will face each other in the March 3 primary. From protecting North Carolina against climate change to ensuring healthcare for everyone, here are the issues these five candidates seeking a U.S. Senate seat are focusing on.
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A coalition of social interest groups from N.C. and beyond are collaborating to promote a sound, basic education for all North Carolina children.
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The N.C. General Assembly has adjourned until April without passing a budget. Here's what that means for UNC faculty.
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“It’s an expensive program. I mean, Governor Cooper’s budget, his projections are over the first two years it would cost just over $6 billion, for the federal state share, just for two years.” Looking into the details of the Medicaid expansion and teacher pay policies reveal these programs have tangible effects for large populations of North Carolina, including the fact that they are primary reasons the state budget is unable to pass through the general assembly.
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During this past long session, the General Assembly was unable to pass a budget. “Our 2019 session actually ran over into 2020,” Insko (D-District 56) said. “We didn’t pass the budget. We didn’t pass Medicaid expansion. We didn’t cut taxes.”
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North Carolina is officially the last state to adopt the Raise the Age law, but what does the law entail?
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Following the resignation of Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr., D-Durham, Henry "Mickey" Michaux was formally appointed as the senator of District 20.
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North Carolina has never had an openly transgender individual serve in the state legislature. In 2020, that could change. Two openly transgender candidates are seeking seats in the N.C. Senate four years after the state passed House Bill 2, which could bring new perspectives and progressive change to the state. “There’s a lot of voices not being heard in North Carolina,” Angela Bridgman of Wendell said. “Democracy is broken in North Carolina.”
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The North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. has for years been violating federal tax laws, operating a political action committee in violation of its tax-exempt status and facilitating political donations through illegal means, according to numerous individual first-hand accounts, a slew of internal communications provided to The Daily Tar Heel and multiple expert legal opinions. The Confederate group, classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in North Carolina, brought in $2.6 million of UNC System money last November through controversial dealings with Board of Governors members.
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The lack of census data on military personal overseas may result in the addition of a congressional district in North Carolina.
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As the 2020 election season draws closer, debates over voter ID are rattling the N.C. Legislature.
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In the past decade, tax cuts and education have been the main issues affecting budget proposals for the state.
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The General Assembly turned majority-Republican in 2010, and with it the Board of Governors experienced a significant turnover in membership.
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In an email recently leaked by one of its recipients, Kevin Stone, leader of the N.C. Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., detailed secret negotiations with UNC Board of Governors members that led to a "major strategic victory" for the pro-Confederate movement. Stone sent the email on the same day that the group filed and immediately settled a lawsuit against the UNC system and the board. That settlement won the Confederate group legal ownership of Silent Sam and $2.5 million in UNC system money, some of which may go towards a new headquarters for the group.
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Chapel Hill has scored its highest score ever in the LGBTQ+ Equality Index, but due to limitations from HB2, it cannot meet all the needs it wants to.
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The office of Roy Cooper denied allegations of misusing funds for a natural gas pipeline after Republicans in the N.C. General Assembly hired independent investigators to look into the matter.
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The Superior Court of Wake County issued an injunction to halt the candidate filing period for 2020 N.C. congressional primary races so that the court can consider new congressional maps drawn and passed by the General Assembly.
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As with most immigration policy, the real change here has to come through Congress. But from my view here in the state, all North Carolinians would benefit from Washington stepping up to make dreams come true.
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