On Air Today: Mimi Chapman with the Coalition for Carolina

The state House on Wednesday elected a recently retired colleague along with five current University of North Carolina system board members to serve four-year terms on the prestigious panel. The House voted 99-19 for a resolution to elect a slate of candidates to the UNC Board of Governors that includes former Rep. John Fraley of […]

Following the lead of several conservative states and the president himself, North Carolina Republican lawmakers have advanced their own bills that target diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

North Carolina government cashed in early when it came to reaping fiscal benefits from authorized sports wagering in the ninth-largest state.

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Senate Republicans filed legislation Monday to strip Gov. Roy Cooper of power to appoint State Board of Elections members, intensifying a yearslong struggle over state government powers between the GOP-led General Assembly and the Democratic governor. The unveiling of the bill came almost two hours after a panel […]

Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM The promotion of certain beliefs that some North Carolina lawmakers have likened to “critical race theory” is on track to be banned in state government workplaces, under a bill that received final legislative approval on Tuesday. The two-pronged proposal that passed the GOP-controlled Senate 30-15, with three Democrats and all present Republicans voting in favor, […]

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON The North Carolina General Assembly finalized legislation Wednesday to authorize statewide and regulate sports and horse-race wagering, a decision poised to open the nation’s ninth-largest state to more legal gambling options. The House voted 68-45 for changes completed last week by the Senate to the bill. It now goes to Gov. Roy […]

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina government personnel laws would prohibit job applicants from being forced to opine about politics and culture to get hired and forbid employee trainers from promoting certain concepts in Republican legislation getting close to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. The full House voted 72-46 on Wednesday for a measure […]

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Sports gambling in North Carolina soared over a major hurdle on Tuesday as the House voted for legislation to permit, regulate and tax wagering activities less than a year after the chamber scuttled a similar effort. The winning 66-45 vote for pro-gambling forces signals the legislature could be willing to […]

Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A trial judge was correct to dismiss a lawsuit filed by then-University of North Carolina students seeking tuition, housing and fee refunds when in-person instruction was canceled during the 2020 spring semester as the coronavirus pandemic began, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. Several students at UNC system campuses and […]

The Coalition for Carolina is hosting a webinar on university governance at UNC next week, which includes two former UNC chancellors providing their insights. Mimi Chapman, leader of the organization and Chair of the UNC Faculty, joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to discuss the panel and the coalition’s goals.