Edgecombe, Beaufort and Nash leaders recently described how they're working to cut opioid overdoses, and they all went to the source.

North Carolina has been fiercely contested in the last five presidential elections. For Democrats, it’s been one of the few places they have been able to go on offense. But the state hasn’t been ...

While the city of Asheville receives discounts through the National Flood Insurance Program, Buncombe County doesn't. It ...

The next U.S. head count's accuracy would likely be undermined by a census question about citizenship status that GOP ...

A Duke University professor spoke at the Memorial Union Tuesday about the impact of gerrymandering on fairness and ...

The state’s Republican-dominated legislature drew a new congressional map in 2022 to account for population shifts reflected in the 2020 Census. But the changes effectively maintained the status quo ...

The 2030 census is expected to bring big gains in power for the South—which will mean big trouble for Democrats’ prospects in ...

Louisiana was apportioned six congressional seats following the 2020 Census, the same number as the state received after the 2010 Census ... in a dissent in a 2017 voting rights case from North ...

Zoning, lending and other regulations can leave this more affordable form of housing vulnerable. Some communities are ...

Two decades after Brown v. Board, the Supreme Court struck down a desegregation order—and paved the way for today’s ...

Americans living in rural communities could see their access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or significantly reduces funding.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau's Population ... area were international migrants. North Carolina's foreign-born population has become a significant part of the state's economy in recent decades, with ...