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Internal documents show UNC is considering a range of steps to increase sports revenue from reducing the number of complimentary parking passes to putting ads on players’ jerseys. By @themhartman for @TheAssemblyNC. theassemblync.com/education/high…

The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors has directed the board of trustees at each campus to form a new subcommittee that will scrutinize compliance with diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. theassemblync.com/education/high…

At @TheAssemblyNC’s inaugural Newsmakers event, UNC System President Peter Hans and other leaders reflected on funding cuts, partisanship, AI, and the importance of liberal arts. By @themhartman. theassemblync.com/education/high…

Congratulations to Jordan Green! He won this week's audience award for "I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry." at @TheAssemblyNC theassemblync.com/media/neo-nazi…

Sen. Thom Tillis tried to persuade Trump and NC GOP legislative leaders that the “One Big Beautiful Bill” would devastate health care in the state. Then all hell broke loose. By @jimmorrill for @TheAssemblyNC. #ncpol theassemblync.com/politics/tilli…

A new law sets a seven-year time limit for most defendants to file a post-conviction appeal. Prosecutors say it will help weed out meritless claims, but opponents worry it will allow wrongful convictions to stand. theassemblync.com/politics/crimi…

As Republicans take control of election administration, some former GOP local board members say they were pushed out for not being devoted enough to the party. By @renLarson_ for @TheAssemblyNC. #ncpol theassemblync.com/politics/elect…

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State Rep. John Bell’s former hemp-business partners say he threatened to use his “power and influence” to jail them if they didn’t pay his company $1.6 million. The backstory offers a rare window into a “Wild West” industry. theassemblync.com/business/john-…

BREAKING: In a new lawsuit, state Rep. John Bell’s former hemp-business partners say he threatened to use his “power and influence” to jail them if they didn’t pay his company $1.6 million they owed. By Jeffrey Billman & @_lucillesherman. #ncpol theassemblync.com/business/john-…

The incident on June 13 rippled through Columbus County’s Lake Waccamaw community, home to nearly 700 alligators that like to lounge by the lake’s pier but rarely interact with swimmers and boaters. By @heyperezmoreno borderbelt.org/lake-waccamaw-…

This is such a beautiful story about one of our most popular faculty members. Thank you for capturing him so perfectly!

Tony Brown challenged his students with hard questions about their values and what they wanted to do with their lives. At 82 and facing Stage 4 cancer, he’s still pushing them to be their best selves. theassemblync.com/education/high…

Tony Brown challenged his @DukeSanford students with hard questions about their values and what they wanted to do with their lives. At 82 and facing Stage 4 cancer, he’s still pushing them to be their best selves. My story for @TheAssemblyNC. theassemblync.com/education/high…

If not for a quirky state law and local ordinance, the Charlotte City Council would not have approved a severance agreement with Police Chief Johnny Jennings. LaWana Mayfield told @jimmorrill she would have voted no had she not been ill. theassemblync.com/politics/charl…

While much of the debate about “One Big Beautiful Bill” focuses on cuts to Medicaid, more than 1 million North Carolinians who buy private health insurance through the ACA would pay more. By @saraisraelsen for @TheAssemblyNC. #ncpol theassemblync.com/politics/legis…

Business-friendly Charlotte has prided itself on fostering clean local government. But discord on the council and a mysterious severance agreement with the police chief have unsettled the state’s largest city. By @jimmorrill for @TheAssemblyNC. #ncpol theassemblync.com/politics/charl…

NC House Rules Committee chairman John Bell runs a hemp company. He’s also trying to kill a bipartisan Senate bill to regulate the hemp industry. He doesn’t think that’s a problem. By @_lucillesherman for @Axios & @TheAssemblyNC. #ncpol theassemblync.com/politics/legis…

Lacrosse for decades was centered in Maryland and New York. Then an upstart Baltimorean built a championship program in Chapel Hill and expanded the game’s reach. Excerpts from @bySLPrice’s epic new book. theassemblync.com/culture/sports…

When my son was diagnosed with autism, I didn’t want to accept it. Now I’m grateful for all Julian has taught me. theassemblync.com/essays/fathers…