A UNC-Chapel Hill official explains a new proposal to counter the Trump administration’s research reimbursement cuts.
August 2025
Posted inEnvironment
A Test for Trump’s EPA: A Creek That Smells Like Death
The agency expressed alarm at contamination near a predominantly Black Durham neighborhood. Then the EPA eliminated its civil-rights office.
Posted inGreensboro
Support Without Strings
Greensboro-based Held gives money directly to people who are unhoused. It sounds radical, its founder admits, but it’s working.
Posted inCriminal Justice
An Extraordinary Exoneration
A judge overturned the convictions of four men accused as teens of murdering NBA star Chris Paul’s grandfather.
Posted inEnergy
N.C. Democrats Decry EPA Cancellation of Solar for All
The program, which aimed to expand solar energy in low-income and disadvantaged communities, had awarded $156 million to a coalition in the state.
Posted inDevelopment
Rallying for the Rails
A project evaluating new intercity passenger rail lines across North Carolina is igniting new passion for an old form of transportation.
Posted inGreensboro
‘Not Waiting My Turn’
Akir Khan is running for Greensboro mayor in his first political campaign. He believes he can build a broad coalition as part of a new generation of leadership.
Posted inK-12 Education
Stein Vetoes Bill Opting into Federal School Vouchers
The Democratic governor hopes to bend the program to benefit public schools over private ones.
Posted inThe Assembly News
The Assembly Network Wins 36 State Journalism Awards
The Assembly Network has been recognized with 36 awards from the North Carolina Press Association this year.
Posted inGreensboro
A Game of (Hot) Chicken
Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we’ve reached a peak.