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This🔥🔥 Taylor Evans, a public school teacher in Vance County, NC, had this advice for North Carolinians who are steamed about the chronic underfunding of public schools: "Go harder." Evans was one of many educators who gathered over the weekend at a...
WATCH: Charlotte's Stacy Staggs says the government should work for its people! 💪🏻 We talked to Staggs about a new push to restore the pandemic-era child tax credit payments. The temporary reform proposed by President Biden cut childhood poverty in half during the...
Becky Pringle, the president of the National Education Association, on how her upbringing— her father was a history teacher—helped her understand how the past is still impacting Americans today.
The UNC men and NC State women figure to have the best shot, but don’t count any of these teams out. There’s a reason they call it March Madness.
With the State of the Union address tonight, Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) took a moment to talk about his special guest for the event — 109-year-old Cassie Smith of Battleboro, who Davis describes as a “living and walking symbol of our democracy.” Smith was one of the first...
North Carolina already has a 12-week abortion ban and Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson has promised a total ban on abortion. Could IVF treatment be under threat from a potential Gov. Robinson? The Alabama Supreme Court’s decision last month declaring that frozen embryos...
Accolades for the masters of the pitmasters, honors for a groundbreaking NC State program, and more good news from around the state. Welcome back to Good New Friday, our weekly installment of good news from around North Carolina. This week we’ll get into a special...
The actions announced last week will promote fairer rental markets, boost the supply of affordable housing and manufactured homes, and help families who are struggling to make ends meet.
My neighborhood’s Facebook group in Guilford County is where you can find a neighbor to fix your broken pipe when a plumber can’t be reached or help cut up a dead limb when an arborist is too expensive. Potlucks are arranged in this group and, right now, the local...
From the president to the state’s top education official, there is nothing but distance between the two major parties on several issues, including reproductive rights, public school funding, and LGBTQ protections.
Show your support for our state’s veterans by becoming a patron of these businesses.
Black History Month is just one month a year. But a NC activist writes that the fight for social justice and equality continues every day.
How a chance encounter with a bee inspired an artist to paint 50,000 honeybees across the world. Today, 11 NC cities feature his murals.
Seven of the nine North Carolina Republicans in Congress were among the nearly 150 anti-abortion lawmakers who filed a brief to the court as it weighs whether to add new barriers to the highly safe and effective medication.
A stingray in Hendersonville is drawing international attention this month, and we can’t wait to see the pups.
Most of the North Carolinians we talked to said the Biden tax credit payments made a big difference at the end of each month. Right now, there’s a push in DC to restore them.
In September, the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed a budget excluding Legal Aid of North Carolina attorneys from receiving tuition assistance. With less aid available for aspiring public interest lawyers, it could mean fewer people entering the field, and ultimately, less legal support for struggling North Carolinians.
The Durham Bulls are an institution in the Bull City. So is “Ripken the Bat Dog,” an American Black Lab trained retrieve loose bats on the field during games.
Deberry is seeking the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. She would be the first woman and first person of color to hold the post.
As this small Bertie County town sees its population fall, a rich history is being left behind. Here’s a closer look at the historic landmarks that tell a rich story in this eastern NC county.
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled this month that Justice Phil Berger Jr. did not have to recuse himself from the rehearing of the Leandro case, involving his father, State Senate Pro Tempore Phil Berger, allowing the younger Berger to help decide the outcome....
It’s not hard to spot Jayne Williams on the roads around Kannapolis, North Carolina. Her Dodge Neon — which she’s always surprised didn’t break down on the way to wherever she was going– is bright yellow and sports a large pink magnet that reads: VOTE FOR JAYNE...
Robinson, who has a history of anti-LGBTQ remarks, revived the 2016 ‘bathroom bill’ idea that sparked a public outcry and cost the state billions of dollars in lost business.
A national organization is providing grants to 17 rural counties to help Democrats pay for voter outreach that could help tip local and national races in this closest of swing states.
It’s a leap year so Black History Month is a day longer this year. Here’s our guide for how to celebrate it across the state.
Systemic racism has many tentacles. On Rosa Parks’ birthday, we remember how access to public transit has been denied to many Black communities. It’s still an issue today.
A lawsuit filed by anti-abortion groups could restrict access to the most commonly used form of abortion, and is the biggest fight over reproductive healthcare since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
North Carolina is a place for lovers (move over Virginia), and this guide takes you on a tour of 5 cities built for romance.
We’re living in a burger renaissance. But amid all these choices in NC, you need someone to separate the best burgers from the pretenders.
Republican-backed legislation has caused tens of thousands of kids in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to miss sex-education classes, health screenings, and lessons on consent, data reveals. The new law requires parents to give their OK before these classes can be...
