RALEIGH — Leaders of the University of North Carolina System are feeling “grim,” in the words of one official presentation, after state lawmakers’ latest one-day trip to Raleigh. Legislators embroiled in a political standoff have failed to pass a budget that would fund the university’s priorities.

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Republican legislators say they were left out of focus groups for a major education report that could seriously affect future policymaking.

RALEIGH — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein was always going to face backlash from Republicans over North Carolina’s voter ID, regardless of how he handled the legal battle, some experts say.

RALEIGH — A civil rights organization is trying to send Confederate statue Silent Sam back to UNC Chapel Hill’s campus, a top official says.

RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors has a transparency problem. Again.

North Carolina just earned its 12th green-light rating for campus free speech. 

RALEIGH — Members of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors want you to know something.

They’re ready to move past the drama.

RALEIGH — They’re back.

Lawmakers will return to Raleigh Wednesday, Nov. 13, two weeks after adjourning a very, very long session.

RALEIGH — N.C. lawmakers are once again haggling over how to begin drawing new voter maps. This time, North Carolina’s congressional districts are at stake.

RALEIGH — Harry Smith, former chairman of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors, has officially resigned from the board.