Opinion
Three ways our state governs differently
For nearly a century, it has been our common practice to pay for public assets with cash. North Carolina ranks 48th in state and local debt.
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Senate budget redirects $400M from NCInnovation to children’s hospital project
The North Carolina Senate’s proposed 2025-2027 budget takes a sharp turn in the state’s approach to NCInnovation (NCI), a nonprofit originally intended to bolster commercialization of research across the UNC System. The new proposal dismantles the organization’s state-endowed structure and redirects nearly all of its taxpayer funding to other public priorities.
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Some NC international college students seeing visas unexpectedly being revoked
Some international students’ visas are being revoked unexpectedly at colleges and universities across the country, including four in North Carolina.
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Senate bans DEI in higher education, as Dems say it will ‘do absolutely nothing’
The legislation now awaits consideration in the House, where a similar DEI proposal has been scheduled for a floor vote twice, though Republicans have delayed the vote.
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Audit: NCDPS didn’t accurately report data to HUD because they didn’t fully understand requirements
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) didn’t accurately report Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) financial data to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) because they didn’t fully understand the reporting requirements.
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Top NC court delays arguments in ACC media rights cases
The North Carolina Supreme Court has delayed oral arguments that had been scheduled next week in a pair of lawsuits pitting the Atlantic Coast Conference against member schools Clemson and Florida State.
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ACC settlements with Clemson, Florida State not yet finalized
More than a month after the Atlantic Coast Conference announced a settlement of lawsuits with Clemson and Florida State universities over media rights and conference exit penalties, the litigation still has not officially ended. The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on April 17 in the ACC’s lawsuits against the two member schools.
Opinion
Should taxpayers fund ‘Imagining Palestine’ at UNC?
Many taxpayers see the pro-Hamas, antisemitic, and anti-American activity on campus and they don’t want to pay for it.
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State treasurer advises calm amid tariff, stock market uncertainty
North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner kicked off his Financial Literacy Initiative Friday morning at a time when people are both confused and concerned about what the future holds after President Donald Trump announced his sweeping tariffs this week.
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Expelled UNC student can pursue reinstatement, not money, in federal suit
A federal Appeals Court has ruled that an expelled University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student cannot seek monetary damages in his lawsuit against the school. The anonymous student can seek to be reinstated and have his record cleared.
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Two NC State students leave US after visas terminated
Two NC State students, both Saudi nationals, have reportedly left the country, after having their visas revoked and receiving threats of deportation if they didn't leave voluntarily.
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Measure to ban DEI in higher education moves forward in NC Senate
Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina Senate are advancing a bill that would ban the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion agenda in the state’s public higher education institutions. The latest move aligns with a broader conservative effort to dismantle DEI initiatives in public institutions across the state. Supporters of Senate Bill 558 argue that DEI programs create division,...
