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Greensboro's refugee and immigrant communities are ready to make their voices heard among the anti-immigrant and refugee rhetoric.

Republicans in the state House want an amendment to the state constitution that says non-citizens can't vote in North Carolina — even though that prohibition is already in state law.

Accessing records has been difficult, hindering efforts, but child advocates hope lawmakers will craft legislation to ease the way for Guilford and any future review teams.

The three-time ACC Player of the Year and product of Northwest Guilford High School and Virginia Tech was the only North Carolina native selected in the 2024 WNBA Draft. She joins a Las Vegas team seeking its third straight WNBA title.

Several veteran Democrats in the state legislature are facing challengers from inside their party in next month’s primary. Their opponents are criticizing them for crossing party lines to vote with Republicans.

New redistricting lines for the state legislature will mean few swing districts in November’s general election — most districts strongly favor either Democrats or Republicans. In some of those districts, the action will be taking place in the March primary.

The Sylvia Méndez Newcomers School opened this week in High Point. The school is the second public school in Guilford County specifically designed to serve recent immigrants and refugees who are learning English.

The deannexation bill was requested by developer David Couch, who wants to build apartments and other housing on the property despite objections from Summerfield's leaders.

The bill has raised concerns among voting rights advocates and Democrats in the GOP-controlled state legislature. Among the changes the bill would make, voted ballots and something called cast vote records, or CVRs, would be accessible by public records requests.

During the pandemic, students nationwide received free school lunch, but that policy expired last summer. Now, state lawmakers are considering whether to include funding in the next state budget to help more students afford lunch.