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Democratic Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd of 2,528 on UNC's campus during his campaign to be the Democratic Nominee for the 2020 Presidential race.

Local town officials share views on candidates for the Presidential primary

By Elsa Karcher | Feb. 12, 2020

“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."

Gov. Roy Cooper visited Chapel Hill on Tuesday, Nov. 19 2019 to announce that Well Dot, Inc, a health technology company will base its new operations center in the town and create 400 jobs.

The N.C. gubernatorial primaries in full swing as the N.C. primaries approach

By Taylor Heeden | Feb. 12, 2020

Incumbent Democratic candidate Gov. Roy Cooper is running again for office, but not uncontested. There are two candidates running for the Republican bid for governor, N.C. Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest of Charlotte and N.C. Rep. Holly Grange (R-New Hanover) of Wilmington. Additionally, Ernest Reeves is challenging Cooper for the Democratic bid.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro CIty Schools are discussing changes to the LEAP Program. The goal is to make the program more efficient and inclusive for students.

Community groups continue decades-long fight for increasing educational standards

By Guillermo Molero | Feb. 6, 2020

A coalition of social interest groups from N.C. and beyond are collaborating to promote a sound, basic education for all North Carolina children.

U.S. Rep. David Price (D-Durham, Orange, Wake) poses with UNC March for Our Lives President Simone Afriyie. Photo courtesy of Gloria Nlewedim.

U.S. Rep David Price and UNC student Simone Afriyie discuss the State of the Union

By Brent Van Vliet | Feb. 4, 2020

Simone Afriyie spoke about March for Our Lives at UNC- the impact the organization has made and its future plans.

A student picks up a voting sticker after casting their vote at the Chapel of the Cross church at 304 E. Franklin Street on Oct. 23, 2018. The Chapel of the Cross serves as an early voter location close to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus.

The Orange County Commissioners primary race: What you need to know

By Guillermo Molero | Jan. 30, 2020

Candidates running to represent Chapel Hill and Carrboro in Orange County's Board of County Commissioners continue to campaign for the 2020 primary election.

Photo courtesy of the N.C. General Assembly.

McKissick passes the torch to Michaux in the N.C. Senate

By Guillermo Molero | Jan. 16, 2020

Following the resignation of Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr., D-Durham, Henry "Mickey" Michaux was formally appointed as the senator of District 20.

Captain Lindsey Jefferies poses for a portrait on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. She is the first Black female Black Hawk pilot in the N.C. National Guard. Photo courtesy of Lindsey Jefferies.

UNC grad becomes first Black female pilot for N.C. National Guard

By Brittany McGee | Jan. 16, 2020

"It was like an out-of-body experience," Lindsey Jefferies said when she first helped fly a plane during her time in her high school's JROTC.

DTH Photo Illustration. The 2020 census, which will officially begin collecting data on April 1st, 2020, will have a major role in the potential redistricting of congressional counties in the state. Census data is used federally for determining the allocation of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as for the deciding of federal fund distribution across local communities.

North Carolina might have a new congressional seat after 2020 census

By Brittany McGee | Jan. 9, 2020

The lack of census data on military personal overseas may result in the addition of a congressional district in North Carolina.

Students at NC A&T State University on Mar. 26, 2019, the same day the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Common Cause v. Rucho, challenging partisan gerrymandering of North Carolina’s congressional districts. The challenged map divided the campus of NC A&T State University into two different congressional districts. Photo courtesy of Bryan Warner.

N.C. Congressional and legislative maps are set for 2020 elections

By Brittany McGee | Jan. 7, 2020

Despite the current congressional maps being upheld for the upcoming primary elections in March, democratic North Carolina representatives are still fighting for nonpartisan redistricting to ensure fair elections.

Now, a coalition of anonymous students, faculty, staff and community members has called for the immediate removal of John Bogdan, the associate vice chancellor of safety and security at UNC-Charlotte. Photo courtesy of Coalition to Remove John Bogdan

UNC-Charlotte coalition wants to oust head of safety

By Sofia Lesnewski | Nov. 19, 2019

After UNC-Charlotte's associate vice chancellor for safety and security, John Bogdan, was accused of overlooking human rights violations during his tenure at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, activists are listing their demands for future hirings.

Romantic Studies Professor, Lorna Avilés works in her office in Dey Hall during her office hours on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. North Carolina Republicans have offered to raise teacher pay as a compromise in effort to finally pass the state budget.

'I can’t afford to be a teacher': The battle for teacher raises continues

By Victoria Johnson | Nov. 12, 2019

After years of what they deem as unreasonable salaries, teachers are starting to speak out, especially after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill to raise average salaries for educators in North Carolina.

James Barrett, a member of the school board of Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools, sits in the school district meeting on Friday, Feb. 7, 2019 at the Lincoln Center, 750 S. Merritt Mill Rd.

State Superintendent Mark Johnson announces run for lieutenant governor

By Jamey Cross | Nov. 12, 2019

North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson announced Tuesday that he will forgo reelection in 2020 and instead run for lieutenant governor.

DTH Photo Illustration. NC judges order district lines to be redrawn ahead of the 2020 election in an attempt to limit gerrymandering.

Court ruling mandates new congressional maps in N.C. before 2020 election

By Mark Morrison | Oct. 31, 2019

In the midst of election season, the state court has ruled to prohibit further use of current congressional maps.

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, while he was speaker of the House of the N.C. General Assembly in 2012.

Sen. Tillis, N.C. congressmen are key figures in reviving an ICE immigration bill

By Guillermo Molero | Oct. 30, 2019

This bill comes just months after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have forced local sheriffs to comply with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in holding individuals for whom the organization had issued a detainer.

'It’s time for fair maps in North Carolina': Discussion continues on state district lines

By Ben Humphries | Oct. 27, 2019

The state court agreed with the plaintiffs and declared the redrawn maps unconstitutional on Sept. 3, and ordered them redrawn again by Sept. 19.

DTH Photo Illustration. The American Civil Liberties Union and North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services filed a lawsuit against the N.C. Department of Public Safety due to four men being held in restrictive housing on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.

Lawsuit could change solitary confinement practices in the state

By Brittany McGee | Oct. 23, 2019

The plaintiffs are seeking to represent all current and future people held in DPS custody, and they are suing for declaratory and injunctive relief. If successful, this lawsuit could dramatically change the practices involving solitary confinement in North Carolina.

North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore, left, confers with President Pro Tempore Phil Berger in the Senate chambers during a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

We looked into rumors that N.C. Speaker Tim Moore is going for UNC-System President

By Michael Taffe | Oct. 19, 2019

After interim UNC-System President Bill Roper said he will not seek to serve in his role in a permanent capacity, the search for a new system president became even more uncertain. Though the names of candidates have not been released, one controversial public figure has been the topic of recent rumors: Tim Moore. Moore, the speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives, has made his name by supporting fiscal prudence and controversial moves such as HB2. Some say Moore would be a poor leader for the UNC System given his history in the General Assembly, while others argue that he could be a viable candidate.

Despite little movement on state budget, stand alone spending measures move to Cooper

By Hannah Correll | Oct. 15, 2019

The majority of recent bills that the General Assembly has passed are above the continuation budget from the last fiscal year. Gov. Cooper has signed all but one of the mini-budget bills that were copied from the budget he vetoed in June.

Anna Richards, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP President, was recently named the president of the North Carolina branch of the NAACP. Photo courtesy of Anna Richards.

'A good friend and community member': Local NAACP president honored by state branch

By Rebecca Fiely | Oct. 13, 2019

Anna Richards, president of the local NAACP branch, won North Carolina branch president of the year.

2016 Contingent Congressional Plan of North Carolina.

Another gerrymandering lawsuit filed in N.C. challenges congressional district lines

By Ben Humphries | Oct. 3, 2019

The suit requests that the court order the 2016 congressional district lines unusable and enforce the drawing of new, compliant district lines before the 2020 elections.