Project Kitty Hawk grads to date: 96
To date, 96 people have graduated from the online degree
Health Care
State Health Plan rolls out first “preferred providers”
State Health Plan trustees have approved “preferred provider” contracts with the clinic networks of UNC Health and two other groups, State Treasurer Brad Briner’s office
Conservative group eyes case against nurse-practice limits
A California-based conservative group wants to take on North Carolina’s restrictions on advanced-practice nurses, even as the so-called SAVE Act remains bogged down on the General Assembly. The Pacific Legal...
Duke Health gets OK for tax-exempt bond issue
Duke Health has gained access to up to $275.7 million in tax-exempt bonds to cover the cost of its purchase in April of the former Lake Norman Regional Medical Center....
Budget & Taxes
Nonprofit hospitals get $215M in local taxes breaks a year
The House’s property-tax committee is scrutinizing the tax breaks North Carolina gives its nonprofit hospitals, but a couple of its rank-and-file members are speaking up against
Highway Patrol pay lags neighbors, country
State Highway Patrol pay is at the bottom of the barrel nationally and isn’t even all that competitive with other North Carolina law-enforcement agencies, Highway Patrol Col. Freddy Johnson says....
NCI keeps investments cautious pending state budget decisions
The General Assembly’s budget impasse has left NCInnovation in limbo, at least when it comes to handling the $500 million endowment provided by legislators in 2023. Directors of the Durham-based...
Education
Project Kitty Hawk grads to date: 96
To date, 96 people have graduated from the online degree programs some of the UNC System’s campuses are offering through Project Kitty Hawk. That includes
NCSU involved in “Golden Dome” anti-missile project
NC State has a chance to participate in a $151 billion federally funded R&D program designed to bolster the country’s defenses against missile attacks. The Defense Department’s Missile Defense Agency...
School vouchers: More used in blue counties
Two UNC Charlotte professors have published a study that suggests K-12 school vouchers aren’t as heavily used in the places where they’re likely the most politically popular. Writing in the...
Elections
Cook raises $42K for District 60 primary
State Rep. Amanda Cook, D-Guilford, appears to hold a sizable fundraising lead in her battle to hold on to the District 60 House seat she
Kidwell, Armstrong close in fundraising
Financially, the incumbent and challenger in one of the state’s most-watched primaries are tightly matched. District 79 incumbent state Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort, reported to the State Board of Elections that...
Hall channels campaign money to caucus members
House Speaker Destin Hall has raised $1.2 million so far in the 2025-26 election cycle, his most recent report to the State Board of Elections says. His campaign’s fundraising includes...