A new High Point University Poll offers insight into North Carolina residents’ views on candidates in the coming race for governor as well as the issues most important for the state’s next chief executive.
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How to Spend $1 billion to Improve North Carolina’s Mental Health System
The state House has developed a wide-ranging plan to pay for mental health needs with part of the $1.7 billion federal ‘signing bonus’ the state expects to receive for expanding Medicaid.
State Lawmaker was Angered by Colleague’s Racist Comments, but Chose to Forgive
A white, Republican colleague’s question about whether Rep. Abe Jones was admitted to Harvard University in 1970 because he was a minority and a track athlete was only the second time the Wake County Democrat had experienced such an encounter.
Dean Shares More Details as Controversial New School Proceeds at UNC-Chapel Hill
Now that the academic year has ended, UNC-Chapel Hill leaders are sharing more information about the new and controversial School of Civic Life and Leadership with faculty who thus far, have questioned and opposed its creation.
North Carolina’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.4 Percent
Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released both national and state unemployment and jobs data from April.
As Mark Walker Enters GOP Primary Race for Governor, a Party Weighs Statewide Appeal
When former Congressman Mark Walker takes the stage Saturday at the Triad Baptist Christian Academy in Kernersville, he’ll be mounting an uphill battle for the Republican nomination for governor. For Walker, it’s a familiar battlefield.
Public School Forum Leader: Senate Budget Proposal Comes Up Woefully Short
The State of North Carolina has money. In 2022, North Carolina had over $6 billion in unappropriated funds. This year, North Carolina is expected to have at least $3 billion more than budgeted in revenue.
Architect of Bill Mandating History and Civics Course Surprised by Resistance
When House Bill 96 was filed back in February, it didn’t initially get a lot of attention.
In Raleigh, GOP Supermajorities Advance Big and Controversial Changes in Public Education
Two of the more controversial K-12 education bills to make it through the state House and Senate before the General Assembly’s May 4 crossover deadline have relatively innocuous names.
New NC Board of Elections Chairman in Place as Voter Photo ID Law is Implemented
Alan Hirsch, a former deputy attorney general and policy advisor to former Gov. Mike Easley, is the new chairman of the State Board of Elections.