by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2017 Hip-hop mogul Diddy has expressed his desire to purchase the Carolina Panthers after current owner Jerry Richardson said he would put the team up for sale at the end of this season. Diddy said he would sign quarterback Colin Kaepernick and allow him to compete for the starting job […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 17, 2017 North Carolina’s public universities “are retooling” to become more accessible to students from all backgrounds, according to a new strategy, entitled Higher Expectations. The plan, announced by Margaret Spellings, president of the University of North Carolina system, calls for recruiting more students from low-income backgrounds and rural areas. “We can’t have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 10, 2017 Members of the UNC Board of Governors are thinking a conservative-leaning center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill would restore intellectual balance to the state’s college campuses. “We are trying to address a problem that seems to be endemic in higher education all across the United […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 6, 2017 Hackers have taken a North Carolina county’s computer files hostage and are asking for a ransom of 2 bitcoins, officials said. Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio said on Dec. 5 that the hacker or hackers have essentially frozen the county’s electronic files and gave officials until 1 p.m. EST […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 4, 2017 The plan drawn up by a Stanford University law professor to reshape North Carolina’s voting districts is being lauded by state Democratic leaders. Republicans condemned it as a political power play. Nathaniel Persily on Dec. 1 submitted proposed voting district changes in Wake, Cumberland, Guilford, Hoke, Mecklenburg, Bladen, Sampson […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 24, 2017 A conservative think tank is touting its role in “advancing needed reforms” on college campuses in North Carolina, including free speech legislation that was passed by the state’s legislature this summer. The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal thanked its supporters “for helping us make great strides this […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2017 Democrats are looking to make major gains in many state legislatures in 2018 and 2020. “If Democrats do not make significant gains in the states in these two elections, Republicans will dominate another decennial round of redistricting that could place not only state legislatures but also the U.S. House […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 19, 2017 The scenic mountain city of Asheville in western North Carolina is being torn by a power struggle over the political diversity of its City Council. A North Carolina state senator said the city held what he called a “sham” referendum in order to preserve the City Council’s power after […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2017 Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to award former Attorney General Loretta Lynch with the state’s highest civilian honor for public service is “an insult to the people of our state,” the executive director of the NC Values Coalition said. The awards are administered by the N.C. Department of Natural and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2017 A North Carolina resident’s bid to prevent the destruction this week (Nov. 8) of state records from the 2016 election culminated on Nov. 7 with his complaint being dismissed by the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division. Presiding Judge Vince Rozier granted a motion to dismiss David W. […]
