The University of North Carolina Board of Governors could weigh in as early as this week on a state law requiring college campuses to protect free speech. Generation Opportunity, a Millennial-oriented group promoting economic and social freedom, is urging the board to embrace those safeguards. In a letter, Anna Beavon…
The N.C. Department of Public Safety must reform staffing and safety measures in light of spiking prison violence across the state, experts say. The department should hire new executives for adult and juvenile corrections, increase salaries, and recruit new prison staffers, among other things, said…
Who says Republicans and Democrats can’t do good things together? Discussions are under way between leaders of both parties in Congress seeking positive reforms in our criminal-justice system. This may be an outlier — an opportunity for Republican and Democrats, conservatives and liberals to bring new hope to men and…
Eighteen-year-old Ja’Nasi Little has been out of school since the eighth grade, but he got his high school diploma this month. He attributes the accomplishment to hard work, perseverance, and the guiding hand of Bull City YouthBuild.
RALEIGH — Blum Inc. had a problem. In the 1990s, the international company’s North Carolina operation was running short of workers. Machinists. Technicians. Most of all, the company needed young employees who could expand the business and its bottom line.
The opioid crisis has touched one in three North Carolinians, a recently released Elon University poll says. “Our data clearly show that North Carolina voters see opioid abuse as a significant issue worthy of attention,” said Jason Husser, director of…
CHAPEL HILL — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is one step closer to adopting rules that protect First Amendment rights on UNC campuses. Earlier this year state lawmakers passed House Bill 527. It directs BOG members to draft…
Patrons of Raleigh’s Pullen Park may have heard the furious clattering of keyboards from a mobile lab stationed Wednesday on the park grounds. Inside, middle school girls were learning to write code and build digital cameras as part of CO.LAB Open Source Story, a brand new event hosted…
When it comes to free speech, opposites may not attract. But respectful conflict and debate make for better education in colleges and universities, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, said in a hearing Oct. 26. A handful of witnesses joined Alexander, chairman of the Senate education…
The major American political parties are in crisis. The proportion of American voters who register as independents has reached 40 percent, rising about 10 percentage points since 2000. A few months ago, unaffiliated voters surpassed Republicans in North Carolina and are quickly gaining ground on the Democrats — that party is actually losing registrants as the state’s population grows. The…
