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The 2026 midterm elections in North Carolina feature some high profile elections that could shape Washington for the next two years. WUNC News has coverage of all the important races.
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In more than seven hours behind closed doors, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from the House Oversight Committee as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein.
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Many U.S.-born Latinos feel afraid and anxious amid the political rhetoric. Still, others wouldn't miss celebrating their country
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Recent polling shows that former Trump Administration official Laurie Buckhout and longtime Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck are leading in the redrawn district. But many voters have yet to make up their minds.
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People with severe mental illness often cycle in and out of psychiatric hospitals, emergency rooms and jail cells. North Carolina lawmakers want to put a stop to it, but that’s easier said than done.
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As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown, some immigrants are questioning whether filing taxes could put them at risk.
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Boliek has tasked the 22-member commission with helping to overhaul North Carolina's campaign finance reporting to make it more accessible to the general public.
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While much of the attention this primary season has focused on the contests for U.S. Senate and seats in Congress — as well as an effort to unseat Senate leader Phil Berger — downballot races across the state feature some noteworthy competition.
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Whatley is a former chair of the Republican National Committee. Before that, he was a chairman of North Carolina's Republican Party.
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Faculty across the UNC System are expressing increased concerns that their safety is at risk following the new UNC System policy that all class syllabi be posted in an online database.
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Firefighters were called to Camden Westwood apartments, just off Chapel Hill Road, around 6:15. They found a fire burning on the third floor of a building with about 30 apartment units, according to a statement from the Town of Morrisville.
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Carolina North, a satellite development 1.6 miles from UNC-Chapel Hill's campus, is planned to turn 250 acres of primarily empty land into a "live, work, play and learning" space.
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Primaries for the 2026 midterm elections, the state’s changing Latino electorate, and major policy developments in Durham. All that and more from our panel of reporters on Due South’s North Carolina News Roundup.
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