Top Stories
Liz Schlemmer
/
WUNC
State senators finalized an override of Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10, which significantly expands funding for private school vouchers, known as Opportunity Scholarships, over the next decade.
Today Only!
Don't miss your chance to support WUNC today and request a special thank you gift - a year-long digital subscription to The New York Times Cooking + a WUNC oven mitt! Make a gift of $10 per month as a Sustainer and you can request this thank-you!
Become the political insider at the brewery… or the cocktail party with WUNC's Politics Newsletter. From the basement of the Legislative Building to your inbox for free every Friday.
National Stories
-
Ron Jenkins/Getty ImagesField goals of 50 yards or longer used to be a rare thing in the NFL. But this season, kickers are hitting them at a record 72% clip — and head coaches are trying them far more often than ever before. -
APFormer Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says "a lack of any government experience is an issue" when leading the largest institution in the world.
It's Fund Drive time at WUNC. Thank you for your donation today! North Carolina Public Radio is listener-supported public radio.
Podcasts from WUNC
Latest Stories
-
North Carolina Republican legislators have given final approval to a series of political power moves that would weaken the incoming governor and other Democratic elected officials. -
North Carolina Senate Republicans have left their leadership team mostly intact for the next two years. That includes choosing Sen. Phil Berger again to hold the chamber's most powerful position. -
The North Carolina Short Term Rental Alliance launches no-cost matchmaking service to help those in need of renting temporary housing after Hurricane Helene. -
Due South hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii get the chance to interview the man behind those timeless tunes from his home studio in western NC, where he’s still making music. -
Virginia-based nonprofit Disabled Disrupters advocates for people with disabilities. Its co-founder Kira Tiller wants to bring individualized emergency plans for disabled students at UNC-Chapel Hill. -
North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post when the next two-year session opens in January. -
The North Carolina House voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that drastically expands private school scholarship grants and forces local sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents' requests to detain certain inmates. The House voted along party lines on Tuesday. -
The founder of an artificial intelligence company that worked with large school districts nationwide has been arrested on fraud charges. Joanna Smith-Griffin had been arrested Tuesday in North Carolina. -
Republican state lawmakers want to strip power from Gov.-elect Josh Stein and other newly elected Democratic state officials, including by shifting oversight of elections from the governor’s appointees to the new Republican state auditor.
Due South: Latest Story
courtesy of BJ Leiderman
Due South hosts Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii get the chance to interview the man behind those timeless tunes from his home studio in western NC, where he’s still making music.
Embodied Radio Show: Latest Episode
Charnel Hunter
American sign language is the third most commonly used language in the U.S., but for many Deaf folks, it's about so much more than communication. An author, a poet and two scholars share the history and culture of ASL.
Sustainer?
Update your Credit Card now!
Update your Credit Card now!