MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer As North Carolina GOP leaders have started to follow in suit behind President Trump, some claim that democracy within the state’s General Assembly is wasting away. “Donald Trump is no longer just an inconvenient tool for the Right in North Carolina; he has become the role model,” said Rob Schofield, Director of NC Policy Watch. “If you think this is an … Continue reading Democracy questioned in the NC General Assembly
Nathanael Rosenberger Staff Writer Since North Carolina lawmakers passed legislation in 2013 to strip away the tax incentives for filming projects, the filmmaking industry of NC has been on a sharp decline. Yet this year has presented a glimmer of hope for the filmmaking community here as large productions have slowly returned to North Carolina as our system of grants have begun appealing to some … Continue reading Fighting for Film: New Production Company Coming to Greensboro
Kevin Liu Staff Writer Near the end of 2017, the General Assembly of North Carolina mandated smaller classes in grades K-3. This was the start of the single largest policy issue facing North Carolina schools, students and families. While no one argues with decreasing the classroom to a smaller size, lawmakers failed to provide funds for school districts to hire new teachers for these classrooms. … Continue reading North Carolina’s Class Size Crisis
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer Over the past decade, North Carolina’s education system has been one of the state’s biggest concerns. It is notorious for having broadly-defined legislation and underfunding certain programs, which has led to numerous accounts of fraud and poor test results compared to the rest of the nation. With National School Choice Week having recently been held, it gave North Carolinians the opportunity … Continue reading North Carolina’s School Choice Sector Yields Poor Results
MaryKent Wolff Staff Writer Tension is continuing to grow as the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) is divided over a proposed healthcare partnership between Carolinas HealthCare System and UNC Health Care. “This partnership will position UNC Health Care even better to reduce costs, improve patient outcomes and increase access to high quality care – especially in rural North Carolina,” said UNC Health Care in a … Continue reading UNC Board of Governors divided over healthcare partnership
Kevin Liu Staff Writer The General Assembly of North Carolina has spent almost $5.6 million defending itself against lawsuits that attack the legislature’s recent redistricting plans for North Carolina. Several lawsuits have been filed against the General Assembly’s congressional redistricting efforts. The official amount is expected to rise as lawsuits from 2011 to present are being filed. The lawsuits being filed against the General Assembly … Continue reading North Carolina’s Redistricting Cases
Madison Hoffmann News Editor Back in late October, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency after alarming rates of drug abuse caused a skyrocketed death rate in the United States. “Working together, we will defeat this opioid epidemic,” Trump said during his declaration. “It will be defeated. We will free our nation from the terrible affliction of drug abuse. And, … Continue reading Opioid abuse in America
Antonio Alamillo Staff Writer In recent years, the criminal justice system has been a major topic of concern for Americans. Numerous studies have exploited the harsh and unfair treatment of individuals based on socioeconomic characteristics. The North Carolina Poverty Research Fund, wanting to evaluate the current condition of the system in the state, sponsored the University of North Carolina School of Law to conduct a … Continue reading NC Criminal Justice System Exposed
Marykent Wolff Staff Writer In a five to one vote, the education committee from UNC Board of Governors approved a draft on Tuesday, August 1, that blocks the UNC (Chapel Hill) Center for Civil Rights litigation abilities. The draft, which will affect university-wide policies, is meant to keep the Center from suing on behalf of individuals in civil rights cases, whether it is against … Continue reading Approved draft to affect UNC law students litigation abilities
Maggie Young News Editor During last Friday’s Board of Governors meeting, Margaret Spellings delivered her second President’s report during which she discussed her travel across the state, outlined her plans for change within the UNC system and addressed the increasing protests across the campuses. Spellings began the meeting by reminding attendees and those watching on the new live stream feature of the ways … Continue reading UNC BOG
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