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Residents in some historically Black communities say the I-77 widening will hurt their neighborhoods.

In the beginning of the new year, the 117th Congress will be sworn in and North Carolina will welcome three new representatives to its delegation.…

Anthony Jackson has been an educator for more than 30 years, but there's never been a school year that’s begun like this one.Jackson is the superintendent…

North Carolina is rounding out its first week under a statewide stay-at-home order. Two years' worth of unemployment applications have suffocated the…

A judge put North Carolina's requirement that voters show photo ID on hold for now. Duke Energy agreed to excavate millions of tons residue from burning…

Since the coronavirus pandemic swept into North Carolina a couple of months ago, Dr. Mandy Cohen has become a familiar figure.The state health and human…

Republican candidate for governor (and current lieutenant governor) Dan Forest claimed that Planned Parenthood was created to, "destroy the entire black…

On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper signed a nearly $28 billion state budget into law. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, WUNC reporter Liz Schlemmer offers some analysis on the K-12 public education portion of the budget.

This week in state politics, legislators debate a spending plan that sets aside billions, provides raises, and seeks to weather an inflation storm. Meanwhile at the U.S. Supreme Court, four justices agreed to hear a challenge related to the independence – and unchecked power – of state legislatures. In our Friday review, Donna King of the conservative Carolina Journal and Rob Schofield from the progressive NC Policy Watch review.

President Biden's State of the Union speech on Thursday night will be his opportunity to challenge his critics while offering additional clarity on how he would approach his second term.