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Dec. 12, 2025

NC lawmakers considering ways to lower property taxes

Earlier this week, the North Carolina General Assembly announced a comittee to look into ways to lower property taxes. It's unusual, since property tax revenue stays in the cities and counties that collect those taxes. WRAL's...

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Dec. 11, 2025

NC legislators grill Chapel Hill-Carrboro school officials on "Parents' Bill of Rights" compliance

A top North Carolina legislator yelled and threw a book Wednesday during a legislative hearing where lawmakers grilled Chapel Hill-Carrboro school officials about ignoring parts of the "Parents' Bill of Rights" law. That law ...

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Dec. 10, 2025

How NC's Lumbee tribe could actually get federal recognition this time

The Lumbee Tribe in the southeastern part of our state have been calling for federal recogition for as long as people have been fighting against it. A vote in Congress could finally make that recognition a reality. WRAL's Wil...

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Dec. 9, 2025

WRAL Investigates: Kids and access to unsecured guns

At least nine North Carolina children were shot this year - with one very preventable cause: an unsecured gun. Four of those kids died. These stories are difficult to hear, but bring up important questions. WRAL Investigative...

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Dec. 8, 2025

Why NC education leaders want to shake up math class

Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. Education leaders say they wan...

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Dec. 5, 2025

A first look at the Republican primary in North Carolina's senate race

President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race isn’t deterring other Republicans from the race. Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chairman who Trump endorsed this ...

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