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The Quad brings you news and insights on higher ed in our state, with both in-depth stories and updates about what’s happening in North Carolina’s vast landscape of public and private colleges and universities.. Led by reporters Matt Hartman and Erin Gretzinger, The Quad keeps you informed about not just what’s happening, but why.

2 days ago · This story was produced with the Border Belt Independent, which is part of The Assembly’s statewide network of local news outlets.. President Donald Trump’s initiatives to increase deportations of undocumented immigrants have sparked fear and confusion in immigrant communities across North Carolina, prompting a spike in calls to an advocacy hotline and a scramble among school districts to ...

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1 day ago · What We’re Reading. Little Shed of Horrors: The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners has seen an increase in unlicensed people posing as dentists and working on teeth in sheds, garages, and homes, per WRAL. Freeze Tag: Research nonprofit RTI International announced “temporary” layoffs of 226 U.S. employees due to federal foreign aid cuts, 61 of them in North Carolina, The N&O ...

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2 days ago · Donald Trump stood at an arena in downtown Asheville in August, soliciting campaign contributions and promising to cut taxes on tips. It was 83 days until Election Day, and Trump started his rally stumping for a seemingly unlikely candidate. “State auditor candidate Dave Boliek,” Trump began ...

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Apr 22, 2024 · Heads of four state agencies told The Assembly last year that companies doing business in the state were hurt by the state’s inability to retain and hire employees because of low wages.. ICE Cold: The state Senate is likely to pick up legislation that passed the House last year that would require sheriffs to tell Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they can’t determine the immigration ...