Attendees at an event for outgoing NC NAACP president Rev. William Barber react to a ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court that allows a lower court decision to strike down a voter ID law that was passed in 2013.
Video: U. S. Senator Richard Burr says the previous administration wanted to ‘rotate’ world leadership as he speaks at a foreign policy forum in Raleigh Friday. He says that wasn’t a good idea.
Video: Several dozen anti-Trump protesters gathered outside the Sheraton hotel in downtown Raleigh as Republican U. S. Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to a group inside on Friday, May 12th. The protesters were calling for a special prosecutor following President Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey.
A proposed ban on litigation by the UNC Center for Civil Rights has drawn heavy opposition from students, faculty, alumni and others, who say such a prohibition would hurt the university’s teaching, research and public service missions.
Video: Republican Rep. Ted Budd said if the AHCA becomes law, it will “significantly reduce insurance premiums in” North Carolina. That’s not entirely accurate, says PolitiFact NC.
Before passing a House committee favorably on Wednesday, a proposal that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds accused of most crimes to be tried in juvenile court was amended by Rep. Allen McNeill, R-Randolph, a former law enforcement officer who said any legislation dealing with juveniles needs to take potential gang activity into account.
Haze Moore, a retired educator from Charlotte, calls on budget writers to include a cost of living adjustment for state retirees.
Combs Elementary student Sarah Edgar never thought her invitation would bring N. C. Governor Roy Cooper to her school on National Teacher Appreciation Day.
N. C. Governor Roy Cooper announces that Credit Suisse, which currently employs 1700 workers in Morrisville and RTP, will invest $70.5 million in its expansion and add 1200 workers. It will receive $40.2 million in tax breaks from the state if it meets hiring and investment targets.
Durham elementary school students, teachers and parents took over Sen. Chad Barefoot’s office on Wednesday. May 3,2017 for an art lesson and protest designed to urge state lawmakers to increase education funding.
VIDEO: Ralph Belk has come to work at the General Assembly in Raleigh as a legislative assistant for his mother, Rep. Mary Belk, D-Mecklenburg. The two get along well, he said, so one of the challenges is remembering not to start kidding around in public.
Chief Justice Mark Martin and other officials push to raise the age for adult criminal court from 16 to 18 in Raleigh Monday.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is defending the actions of four officers shown on a video caught on camera punching and elbowing an unarmed suspect in the head during an arrest and after an extended foot chase.
Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday appointed John Arrowood to fill a seat on the state Court of Appeals vacated the same day by Doug McCullough, a Republican who reaches the mandatory retirement age next month.
Video: N. C. Sen. Thom Tillis wants to expand the H2B visa program, which allows workers from other countries into the U. S. to do seasonal work. Landscaping companies like Greenscapes, Inc. in Raleigh, N. C. use some of the workers on their jobs.
Sen. Richard Burr takes a shot at the News & Observer while speaking to a Chamber of Commerce group in Franklin County Tuesday, April 19,2017.
