Politics

In partnership with Charlotte city leaders, 16 artists painted the sprawling ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural uptown, crafting a theme for each letter.

Charlotte votes on police tear gas funding. Plus: Bar bill veto to get override vote. And Gov. Cooper orders Alamance County racetrack closed.

Saying that Black Americans are “too often” treated unfairly by courts and police, Gov. Cooper launched a task force on racial inequity in criminal justice.

As NC sets high for new coronavirus cases Saturday, officials look to boost testing of asymptomatic people, offer guidance for eventually reopening schools.

Last Friday, citing concerns that it would hamper coronavirus policies, NC Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill to reopen stand-alone bars.

With the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic leaving more than a million North Carolinians jobless, the debate over Medicaid expansion is back.

Kara Hinkley was arrested while protesting George Floyd’s death in North Carolina. She talks about why white people need to step up.

Charlotte City Council to talk police funding after video appears to show officers deploying tear gas on cornered protesters.

Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plan Thursday to address existing health disparities for Black and Latinx residents in North Carolina.

The head of NC’s public school system, Superintendent Mark Johnson, is distorting the details of his embarrassing Istation scandal.