A land use ordinance is a collection of all of the rules, procedures and guidelines a municipality follows when developing a property. It defines, through zoning, what kind of building can go on a site and what limitations that building has.
Read More »On Wednesday, Attorney General Josh Stein announced that he is running for North Carolina governor in 2024. Stein has already been endorsed by more than 150 people, including former Gov. Jim Hunt, N.C. House minority leader Rep. Robert Reives (D-Chatham, Randolph) and U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C. 4th).
Read More »On Friday, the state Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina's Republican lawmakers acted unconstitutionally in two voting rights cases involving voter ID and gerrymandering.
Read More »Chris Blue, Chapel Hill’s outgoing police chief, was unanimously appointed by the Chapel Hill Town Council as the interim town manager at a special meeting Wednesday.
Read More »Chapel Hill's Town Manager, Maurice Jones, is stepping down from his position effective Dec. 31, according to a Tuesday morning press release from the Town of Chapel Hill.
Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Dec. 7 regarding Moore v. Harper, a case resulting from what lower courts saw as unconstitutional gerrymandering by the state General Assembly. The decision could impact how redistricting processes are handled throughout the country.
Read More »Republicans have reclaimed a majority of the N.C. Supreme Court with the election of Judge Richard Dietz to Seat 3 and Trey Allen to Seat 5. Both seats were previously held by Democrats, allowing Republicans to take a 5-2 majority.
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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.
Read More »The N.C. Supreme Court upheld a lower court's order today along party lines that required hundreds of millions of dollars to be allocated for public education. The case, Hoke County Board of Education v. North Carolina, is adjacent to the long-running Leandro case.
Read More »This year, the N.C. State Fair features dozens of new foods, five new rides and the new N.C. State Fair Bacon Trail. The fair opens daily at 9 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at midnight on Friday and Saturday until Oct. 23. Giant watermelons and pumpkins, a staple each year, will be on display for the entire 11-day event. The largest pumpkin, grown by Chris Rodebaugh of West Virginia, weighed in at nearly 1,500 pounds.
Read More »In this episode, City & State Assistant Editors Samuel Long and Ethan Horton talk to reporters Maggie McIntyre and Lucy Marques about accessibility barriers to voting as well as campaign spending. Election Day is less than a week away and early voting ends on Nov. 5. Go vote! This episode was produced by Audio Editor Will Christensen.
