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The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it's enforced.

Three out of four North Carolina residents believe the U.S. health care system needs reform, but they are split on whether that should include a public option, according to a poll released Monday by Elon University.

President Obama has nominated two North Carolina judges to vacant seats on the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond.

James Wynn, once a prominent Wilson lawyer, was nominated Wednesday by President Obama for a seat on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan has withdrawn her support for a possible lifetime federal appointment for a state judge who ruled in favor of a company that includes Hagan's husband.

The White House has nominated two North Carolina judges to fill seats on the nation's most conservative federal appeals court.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue's communications director is stepping down from his job.

Burke County Sheriff John McDevitt announced Friday his intention to withdraw his nomination for a U.S. Marshal position.

Posted: Today at 10:42 a.m. Updated: Today at 10:51 a.m. North Carolina voters are not very happy with their representation and tend to think the country is on the wrong track, a poll released Friday by Elon University shows.

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr has a 37 percent approval rating among adults in the state as he prepares his campaign for re-election, according to a poll released Friday.

A final Department of Defense authorization bill does not include language sought by members of North Carolina's congressional delegation to prevent a Navy outlying landing field in the northeastern part of the state.

Task Force leader Rae Carey praised the passage of hate crimes protections, which her group has been working on since 1981.

Educational leaders meet Butterfield U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield hosted a recent meeting with several representatives of the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

Marines exposed for decades to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune are getting encouragement to purse individual disability claims while they wait for Congress to extend Veterans Affairs health care services to everyone affected.

When Jim Hunt first walked onto the N.C. State University campus a half century ago, he planned to study to be a dairy farmer.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina discuss a new report on health insurance reform and health care: a oeAmericans who live in rural communities have a harder time finding the doctor they need and getting the care they deserve and their health suffersa said Sebelius.

Even Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina acknowledges that its timing on two recent mailings was unfortunate.

A senior lawmaker is pushing for a joint Defense Department and Veterans Affairs Department study of breast cancer rates in service members and veterans to determine if there is a link to military service.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina wants its customers to help the company lobby against a public health insurance option to provide the insurance giant with some competition.

The state's history office is taking the last steps on a long road toward writing a 600,000-word essay on North Carolina - at about 400 words a clip.