The United States Senate is currently debating voting rights legislation. Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act would strengthen voting rights, but both currently face an unclear future in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Congressman David Price spoke with 97.9 The Hill about this legislation and what else is to come in 2022.
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The Orange County Courthouse doesn’t just deal with criminal cases. Its judicial responsibilities include estates, mental health commitments, domestic violence cases and even adoptions. These proceedings, however, are moving slower than normal because the courthouse is understaffed. Now, there’s a backlog of cases from new laws from the North Carolina legislature.
Read MoreCampaign for Carolina, UNC’s campus-wide fundraising drive, launched in October 2017 with the goal of reaching $4.25 billion by December 31, 2022. The university announced Thursday, it met this goal a year early. This makes UNC the eighth public university in the United States to surpass $4 billion in a single campaign.
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COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge throughout Orange County and the state largely because of the omicron variant. Local health leaders continue to urge everyone to receive their COVID-19 vaccine and their booster shot. Studies show this helps lessen the spread of the virus and add extra layers of protection against it.
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As UNC began its first day of classes Monday, the Carolina Together COVID-19 dashboard showed more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in the campus community.
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On the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Chapel Hill residents gathered on Franklin Street for a candlelight vigil for democracy. They called for elected officials to pass legislation to protect and strengthen voting rights for 2022 and years to come.
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North Carolina began a redistricting trial this week to rule whether new congressional maps unfairly gerrymander elections. The North Carolina State Supreme Court pushed back the March 2022 primary elections to May allowing the state trial courts to review lawsuits surrounding claims the district maps unfairly favor Republicans.
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UNC begins its fall semester January 10 and for some it’s set to be their fourth COVID-19 disrupted semester.
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North Carolina’s estuaries – the place where freshwater and saltwater meet – are home to things like shellfish, plants, fish and turtles. Researchers in Morehead City are studying the human impacts from climate change which is leading to warmer waters and declining populations of turtles.
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It’s been 40 years since the first woman – Sandra Day O’Connor – was nominated to the United States Supreme Court. But, twenty years prior, the first woman was appointed to the North Carolina Supreme Court. While more women have served on the North Carolina Supreme Court, there are still barriers to entry.
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