Michael McElroy

Students from across North Carolina held a rally to warn lawmakers that the ‘lockdown generation’ would vote them out of office without meaningful action on guns. 

Cases are spiking and new variants are coming, but so are new boosters which remain ‘highly effective,’ Duke medical experts said this week. 

State health officials need at least 30 days to implement Medicaid expansion to cover an additional 600,000 North Carolinians. But first they need lawmakers to pass a budget. 

At a discussion in Raleigh last week, local business owners warned the ban threatened the state’s economic success.

The Chapel Hill shooting adds to the seemingly endless examples of national gun violence and the trauma they can cause. There are resources for anyone struggling with the effects, health officials say.

Esparza, a former Biden Administration official, is running for North Carolina treasurer. A Latino has never held statewide office.

Voting rights groups, elections officials, and Cooper himself have warned that Senate Bill 747 would make legal voting harder and complicate the elections process. 

Local officials determine property tax rates, whether to fix potholes, the rules that guide local law enforcement, and how local resources are allocated. 

The North Carolina Board of Elections is hiring elections officials to work at voting sites and help ensure the voting process is free, fair, and efficient.

The legislation prevents trans students from joining female sports teams, and prohibits gender-affirming care for minors.