As the Family Dollar founder’s philanthropy makes a $2 billion push to help communities in need, the company faces scrutiny for exploiting them.
May 2026
Posted inCourts & Justice
Air Apparent?
The state Supreme Court weighs in on cases involving whether police can search based on what they believe to be the smell of marijuana.
Posted inHealth Care
UNC Health Sent WakeMed an Offer. The Raleigh Hospital Says It’s Sticking with Atrium.
UNC Health made an offer after learning Atrium had struck a merger deal with its Triangle neighbor.
Posted inNews
Duke University Plans a Data Center It Says Will Boost ‘Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability’
The small project is underway at Central Campus, with room for expansion. Its energy usage could complicate the university’s climate goals.
Posted inThe Assembly
Meet Tori Newby
Tori Newby recently graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and will split her time between INDY and The Assembly.
Posted inEducation
Lawmakers Direct Funds for Teaching Civil Rights History to Conservative Group
The General Assembly earmarked $350,000 for the Clarence Henderson Education Foundation, named for an outspoken Black Republican.
Posted inHigher Education
Low Morale Plagues UNC-Chapel Hill Fundraisers After Overhaul
The university centralized its donor operation last year, frustrating some employees and deans. While fundraising has ticked up in the year since, employee job satisfaction took a hit.
Posted inHigher Education
A 60-Year Duke Professor on Literature, Grade Inflation, and Whether Academia Will Survive
Victor Strandberg reflects on what’s changed and what comes next.
Posted inHigher Education
State Lawmakers Revive Push to Exempt Campus Discipline from Public Records Law
GOP Sen. Michael Lee says the bill would prevent sexual assault victims from being identified. Critics say it would protect perpetrators.
Posted inPolitics & Government
N.C. House Votes to Override Stein Veto, Join Federal School Choice Program
Two lawmakers who recently left the Democratic Party joined Republicans to override the veto.
