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A week after a UNC Board of Governors committee voted to repeal a policy requiring all public universities in the state to have diversity, equity and inclusion offices, faculty and students want answers on the process, and how far-reaching the impacts may be.
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The case comes from Idaho, where the law banning abortions is sufficiently strict that the state's leading hospital system says its patients are at risk.
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The measure was included in a foreign aid package providing support to Ukraine and Israel. TikTok vowed to challenge the law in federal court.
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The policy affects all Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices and employees in the University of North Carolina System.
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Nearly 40% of North Carolina correctional officer positions are vacant. And thousands of beds at prisons across the state are closed because there aren’t enough certified officers to cover them.
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While Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife told her nonprofit’s clients that she was shutting down because of her husband’s campaign for governor, she told a state agency a different story.
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Co-host Jeff Tiberii sits down with writer Michael Venutolo-Mantovani to discuss his family's experience with pregnancy loss and grief.
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Co-host Leoneda Inge sits down with Susan Campbell, longtime hummingbird researcher and co-founder of the Cape Fear Bird Observatory.
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The North Carolina General Assembly is scheduled to gavel back in this month for its short legislative session. We get a preview of what to expect and what might be on the agenda.
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A state Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously Tuesday that a trial judge erred when he rejected claims by the North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association and private bars that their constitutional rights to earn a living and for equal treatment under the law had been violated.
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Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin announced in a video released Tuesday that she will not seek reelection. After dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis last year and her husband’s health issues, she said she wants to devote more energy to herself and her family.
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A deadly fungus is devastating worldwide banana crops. The cure may be in an office park in North Carolina.
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Rodney Pierce, a middle school social studies teacher from Roanoke Rapids, narrowly defeated longtime incumbent Rep. Michael Wray in last month's Democratic primary. He campaigned with what he describes as an effort to "educate" voters about Wray's record in the N.C. House of voting with Republicans. Because no Republicans filed for the seat, Pierce will represent majority Black Warren, Halifax and Northampton counties in the legislature next year. Pierce spoke with WUNC's Colin Campbell about his goals to address economic development in an area he calls North Carolina's "Neglected Northeast," as well as how he mounted a successful primary campaign. He also discussed the challenges rural schools are facing and how his candidacy became a civics lesson for his students.
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Sharing something special today, an episode of the Love Letters podcast. Love Letters tells stories about romance, marriage, partnership, sex, loss and the human heart, all served with a side of advice by Boston Globe columnist Meredith Goldstein. On this episode: When Nimish left Nepal for college in the United States, he expected some serious challenges, like adjusting to a new culture and studying in a new language. Finding love was not top-of-mind. But as he got older and started to date more, Nimish’s romantic life became his biggest source of anxiety. Because with each budding relationship came an all-consuming question: How do I explain this to my parents? You can listen to more Love Letters episodes here.Read the transcript
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