The budget funds many of the governor's priorities, but it strips his power to make appointments to several state boards.

Most North Carolina organizations that provide free legal assistance to low-income people on issues like housing evictions, labor complaints, disaster aid, senior health, and domestic violence and ...

Two Orange County detention officers cannot avoid liability in a federal lawsuit alleging that their neglect led to a man’s death in 2020, a federal appellate court ruled last week. On July 2, a three ...

Customers at the Hempary exhange a THCA preroll. (Cornell Watson for The Assembly) This story is part of The Assembly’s investigation into North Carolina hemp. Learn more here. The N.C. Advisory ...

Tribal leaders said a casino could bring well-paying jobs to southeastern N.C., but critics worried about speed and ...

North Carolina’s top Republicans have reached an agreement on key budget sticking points, but still have some policy disagreements to continue working out. House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader ...

At California-based Prime Healthcare, Mike Sarian was in charge of scouting nationwide for hospitals in or near bankruptcy to buy and revive. When he started in 2012, he oversaw 12 hospitals. By the ...

Our history is a year-round commitment for these North Carolinians. Here's what they fear could be lost as we approach America's 250th.

State Rep. John Sauls has participated in just four days of voting over the past year, but showed up for veto overrides last ...

In January 2025, Kevin Saunders wasn’t too worried that the Trump administration was coming for his Human Immunodeficiency Virus research at Duke University. The administration had stalled National ...

Internal conflict over hiring and retention has plagued UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Civic Life and Leadership since it was launched in 2024, and turnover has continued this summer. Theologian and ...