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Expert panelists discuss partisan divides and voter turnout in the 2020 election

November 6, 2020

At a panel this week, election experts discussed partisan divisions and voter turnout.

Youth voter turnout higher in 2020 than in previous presidential election

November 6, 2020

Voter turnout among young people was higher this year than in 2016, which may have had a significant impact in key battleground states.

Despite the pandemic, community leaders are urging Black voters to go to the polls

November 1, 2020

The N.C. Board of Elections says about 20 percent of early voters this year are African-American. In past years, state legislative leaders have tried to curtail forms of early voting that were popular with Black voters.

Court order requires 2020 NC election to be more accessible to visually impaired voters

October 30, 2020

The NC State Board of Elections has launched an absentee ballot portal for blind and impaired voters so they can cast their ballots online.

Young people are voting early at higher rates in 2020 than in previous years

October 30, 2020

Despite low voter turnout rates in previous elections, young people so far are showing up in a big way for the 2020 election.

No tricks or treats: Halloween will look different this year on Franklin Street

October 23, 2020

Town officials are trying to discourage the annual gathering on Franklin Street.

Proposed affordable housing development progresses, but still faces opposition

October 23, 2020

Despite slow progress, the Habitat for Humanity of Orange County continues to work on a mixed use development in Chapel Hill.

New study on eating disorders uses genetics to help with diagnoses and treatments

October 23, 2020

Dr. Cynthia Bulik is leading The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative. She hopes the results will help with eating disorder diagnosis and treatment.

UNC Transgender Health Program hopes to provide a safe environment for medical care

October 23, 2020

The new program consists of a wide network of doctors dedicated to helping transgender people get treatment without harassment or discrimination.

UNC administrators say student free speech is protected, but others aren’t so sure

October 23, 2020

At a virtual panel hosted by the UNC Program for Public Discourse, experts highlighted the importance of free speech on college campuses.