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.
You might not know him, but your kid's teacher does. Here's how a public education champion survived a decade of Republican budget cuts and a major health scare.
Six years ago this week, a gunman killed 17 students and staff in a Florida high school. A NC teen writes on what it's like growing up in the shadow of that.
What’s the best job in the world? Chances are, we all have a different answer to that question. For North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson, it’s the one he’s campaigning for this year. “If you like public service, being attorney general is the best job in the...
Camp Lejeune's drinking water was contaminated with industrial solvents from the early 1950s to 1985, and though the study is not proof that the water caused the cancer clusters, it adds weight to lawsuits brought by those who got sick.
On August 1st, North Carolina homeowners could be hit with steep insurance rate hikes. The North Carolina Rate Bureau has requested an average increase of 42.2%. Some counties on the coast, like Carteret and Onslow counties, could see rates increase as much as...
When GOP lawmakers opened up North Carolina’s wetlands for development, coastal waterkeeper Riley Lewis got busy organizing her neighbors.
Last week, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas doctors don't have to provide emergency abortions. Wondering if that can happen in NC? Our correspondent Bonnie Fuller breaks down how reproductive rights could get even more dicey because of the precedent set in...
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, here’s a look at all the times North Carolina’s lawmakers tried to disrupt abortion care.
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...
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