GOP criticizes Cooper’s handling of lacrosse case
Republicans’ search for a Willie Horton to use against former
Health Care
Treasurer’s office prepping new RFP State Health Plan claims processing
Aetna’s only been administering claims for the State Health Plan for a little over a year, but officials in Treasurer Brad Briner’s office are already
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 says. The move is part...
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...
Budget & Taxes
Berger proposes freezing tax values for a year
Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, says he’s going to file a bill in April that would “halt all property tax revaluation changes for 12 months”
State pension returns in double digits
North Carolina’s state pension system had a 13% annual return in 2025, the N.C. Investment Authority reported this week. When excluding fees, that performance ranked in the 54th percentile of...
Speed victimized by scam, auditor says
Town officials in a tiny Edgecombe County community fell victim to “a common foreign scam” in the course of losing their grip on the use of the town’s bank accounts,...
Education
Dorm plans at UNC flagships to cost about $1B
Plans for close to $1 billion in new dormitory construction at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State merit more scrutiny from UNC System officials, a
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 73 from N.C. Central University...
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...
Elections
GOP criticizes Cooper’s handling of lacrosse case
Republicans’ search for a Willie Horton to use against former Gov. Roy Cooper on the campaign trail in this fall’s U.S. Senate race are now
Keeping up with the Jones
Democratic leaders aren’t keeping up with the Joneses — or one Jones, specifically — when it comes to fundraising for General Assembly races. House Majority Leader Brenden Jones, R-Columbus, reports...
Foushee seeks third term; Allam opposes for second time
Not too long ago, the Triangle’s 4th Congressional District was North Carolina’s most stable and predictable U.S. House seat. But former U.S. Rep. David Price, a former state Democratic Party...