
Ben Humphries is a reporter and policy analyst from Cary. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar with majors in English and Computer Science in May 2022. While in Chapel Hill he wrote for the City/State desk at The Daily Tar Heel and completed an honors thesis in Creative Writing.
Since graduating he has worked for a State House campaign in Illinois, a tech startup in California, and as a prose reader for The Adroit Journal. All the while he traveled, including five months driving back and forth across the United States.
In his free time, he likes to read, host dinners, write poems, and swim in whatever body of water is available.
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Stein, Green address educators at 2025 NCASA Conference on Educational Leadership
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‘No one has recovered’: Gov. Stein visits western NC, an update on charter schools, and advocates visit the legislature
by Mebane Rash, Kristen Blair and Ben Humphries |

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N.C. Community College System president highlights Propel NC in budget request to lawmakers
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The General Assembly kicks off its budget process: What you need to know
by Ben Humphries and Chantal Brown |

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Bills to restrict cellphones in NC classrooms pass committees with bipartisan support
by Ben Humphries and Chantal Brown |



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As a new session begins, here’s everything you need to know about North Carolina government
by Chantal Brown and Ben Humphries |

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Stein’s Helene budget proposal calls for K-12 summer programs, tuition assistance
by Ben Humphries |
