North Carolina
UNC System, arts school to pay alums $12.5M for sex abuse claims. You can’t know why.
Updated June 17, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Power & Secrecy
This series by The News & Observer explores the rise of both power and secrecy in the N.C. General Assembly since 2011, when Republican lawmakers won control of both chambers for the first time since Reconstruction.
North Carolina
Power & Secrecy: Five things to know about N&O investigation into the NC legislature
Updated April 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Investigative Tips
Search our database of NC slush-fund road projects. Did your town make the list?
Updated June 17, 2024 at 9:14 AM
North Carolina
Small company pursuing COVID-killing light therapy has atypical benefactor — NC lawmakers
Updated April 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
North Carolina
Year after year, NC legislators use state budget to weaken environmental protections
Updated April 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
North Carolina
How $100M slipped into state budget helps NC House Speaker Tim Moore run for Congress
Updated April 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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