Politics & Government

After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state’s ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Several programs of diversity, equity and inclusion are at risk of elimination at North Carolina's flagship university after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to scrap a previous diversity policy in May and replace it with a new one. Sept. 1 marks the deadline for implementing the new policy at UNC-Chapel Hill and 16 other public institutions.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has lost twice in his battles to stay on the presidential ballot in some states and get off of it in others. North Carolina's elections board refused to take him off that state's ballot Thursday, with a majority saying it was too late for him to withdraw.

Asher Hildebrand of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy says the low figures point to the need to rebuild trust in government as a necessary means of collective action.

Republicans sued North Carolina’s elections board on Thursday, demanding enforcement of a new law that requires cross-checking jury documents to remove non-citizens from voter rolls. The state Board of Elections calls the claims "categorically false" and asks GOP to rescind news releases.

Governor Roy Cooper announced a new apprenticeship program grant to help provide pathways to high-demand jobs in North Carolina.