Former Legislators Top List Of Influential Lobbyists
When organizations and companies look to garner support for legislative issues, former lawmakers top the list of lobbyists they choose. A new report by...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCity Council Decisions On Durham Police Department
The Durham City Council is expected to take up policy recommendations about the city’s police department tonight. The meeting comes after months of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAmerican Tobacco Turns 10
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the American Tobacco Historic Campus revitalization in downtown Durham. The businesses and retail stores occupy...» E-Mail This
View ArticleA House Divided: Brothers With Opposing Politics
The nation’s gap between conservatives and liberals is ever widening and this division is personal for one set of North Carolina brothers. Brad...» E-Mail This
View ArticleDHHS No-Bid Contract Questioned
In hearings yesterday, state lawmakers questioned the Department of Health and Human Services' hiring of an outside contracting firm without a bid...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAt 80, Bluegrass And Folk Pioneer Alice Gerrard Releases New Album
When Alice Gerrard was a child, music was just a fun social activity with her family. Little did she know that she would become one of the female...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBugFest: A Celebration of Arthropods
Stink bugs, moths, fireflies, and caterpillars are just a few of the creepy crawlers featured at Bugfest, a showcase of more than 100 exhibits about an...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMovies On The Radio: Musicals
Since the transition from silent films in the 1920s, the musical has been a staple of the movie industry. Some of the cinema’s biggest hits include...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAppeals Court Hears Voting Laws Challenge
In just more than month, North Carolina voters will head to the polls. But the regulations around the voting processes remain in limbo. The North...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHagan and Tillis Meet For Second Debate
The race for North Carolina's senate seat is one of the hottest and most expensive in the nation. Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePolitical Junkie Ken Rudin
The Supreme Court upheld the changes to North Carolina’s voting laws. The new measures mean today is the final day voters can register in the state....» E-Mail This
View ArticleThe Value Of Your Home Movies
The reel of film or a stack of VHS tapes gathering dust on your shelves might seem pretty useless beyond your family. But an event at the State...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFounder of UNC Southern Oral History Program Reflects On Four Decades Of Work
When Jacquelyn Dowd Hall started the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 40 years ago, documenting the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMovies On The Radio: Film Noir
Smoke-filled rooms, femmes fatales and twisting crime plots are markers of a period in cinematography known as film noir. Comprised mainly of films...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePolitical Junkie Ken Rudin
The airwaves are flooded with ads for Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis, and their race is on track to be the most expensive Senate race in history. Does the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleThe State Of Things Issues Table: Looking Down The Ballot
The airwaves are filled with countless ads for Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan in the United States Senate race. But what about candidates and measures...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFracking In North Carolina
Earlier this year, a new law lifted the ban on fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, in North Carolina. Legislators said fracking permits could be issued...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePolitical Junkie Ken Rudin
The election is just a few days away, and candidates are making their final pushes to encourage voters to head to the polls. Nearly a million North...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNC Attorneys Help Immigrant Detainees
More than 400 women and children from Central America are currently being held at a temporary detention center in southeast New Mexico. Most fled to...» E-Mail This
View ArticleElection Analysis On The State Of Things
Republican State House Speaker Thom Tillis defeated incumbent Senator Kay Hagan in one of the most-watched and most expensive races in the country....» E-Mail This
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