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Senate Confirms Gillen, Hopkins and passes legislation.

A new law will require public institutions to change accreditors every cycle. Passed quietly with no debate, the bill follows similar legislation passed in Florida. North Carolina colleges and universities will be required to change accreditors every cycle, according to a new bill that was passed amid a flurry of other legislation and signed into law last week.

A GOP supermajority quashed Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a 12-week ban that was fast-tracked through the legislature.

Unthinkable just months ago, anti-abortion politicians are on the brink of restricting the practice in a critical oasis for care in the South.

After the G.O.P.-led legislature passed a 12-week ban, the Democratic governor vetoed the bill. The Republicans could override it, if all their members stay unified.

HICKORY — Catawba Valley Community College welcomed members of the North Carolina Community College System to campus this past week to take a look at the newly launched Intellectually and

Sen. Michael V. Lee who represents New Hanover County in the NC Senate writes that we should find common ground on abortion.

Third-party logistics provider, Port City Logistics, will create 75 new jobs in New Hanover County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

Cover Story: State lawmakers renew their attack on LGBTQ rights with some of the worst proposed anti-gay legislation since HB 2.

Democratic Governor Roy Cooper will likely veto the bill if it passes in the legislature, but it could be used to appeal to voters ahead of the November midterm elections if Republican candidates fold its contents into their rhetoric.