U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Kelly said at the end of a Thursday hearing he intends to issue his decision on a preliminary injunction in the press freedom case before Tuesday.
Asheville has joined Durham and other municipalities in making it illegal to collect rent on a property the city has deemed unsafe.
Critics of a proposed ban on amplified sound outside NC polling places say it will hurt Black, brown and young voter participation.
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania.
The NC budget helps rural childcare businesses by setting a “rate floor” that will end up paying them more per child.
Raul Reis, dean of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, will step down from his leadership position Aug. 1. The announcement was made Friday by Magnus Egerstedt, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
With NC Senate OK, voters will decide in November whether to write General Assembly control over local property tax increases into the constitution.
A record number of women are running for state legislative seats this November, more than two-thirds of whom are Democrats. Across the 46 states with legislative seats on the ballot, a total of 3,824 women are running — up from 2022’s previous record of 3,621 women candidates, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
Across the country, potholes are more than a seasonal nuisance. They are a visible symptom of aging roads and bridges that many state and local governments say they cannot afford to fully maintain.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration’s goal is to strengthen the integrity of the Medicaid program and make sure federal funds are spent appropriately. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, called the withheld funds a “recycled political stunt” in a post on X, and said his state was being targeted for political reasons.