April 2, 2012 -
Another forum to let the people weigh in on a proposal to lift the state's ban on the controversial natural-gas drilling technique will take place tonight in Pittsboro, N.C. The hearing was added after large crowds showed up at two earlier forums.
March 30, 2012 -
As Florida's tomato pickers turn their attention to grocery chains, they're training farmworkers to form committees and stand up for themselves on the job -- and reporting notable success.
March 29, 2012 -
The state Utilities Commission's decision to give the power giant's shareholders a 10.5 percent return on investment was not supported by the evidence, argues AG Roy Cooper.
March 29, 2012 -
Since the BP disaster, a small but dedicated corps of Gulf residents has monitored the beaches and shorelines, photographing and documenting the steady stream of death and oily waste that still washes in.
March 29, 2012 -
A by-the-numbers look at what Americans stand to lose if the high court strikes down the Affordable Care Act.
March 28, 2012 -
The same week that internal memos reveal how anti-gay marriage advocates attempted to sow discord among allies, the debate over Amendment One in North Carolina shows growing rifts in the conservative movement.
March 28, 2012 -
The discussion about the Affordable Care Act has focused on whether the federal government can compel people to buy insurance, but the law's expansion of Medicaid to cover millions of low-income people is also being challenged. If this is upended, the courts could be flooded with challenges on everything from environmental protection to civil rights laws.
