Bolas named new CEO of NCInnovation
NCInnovation has taken the “acting” qualifier off the title of
Health Care
House panel set to vote in April on bills reducing hospital tax breaks
House leaders seem serious about the idea of cutting back on two key tax breaks for North Carolina’s nonprofit hospitals. Bills pending in the chamber’s
State Health Plan still battling deficit projections
New estimates are once again predicting that the State Health Plan faces a deficit in the not-too-distant future. Plan executive administrator Tom Friedman’s briefing of trustees on Tuesday shows its...
Hospital facility fees attacked — and defended
Stalled legislation that would restrict the use of “facility fees” by hospital systems could reduce healthcare costs for North Carolina families by at least $200 million a year. That’s the estimate...
Budget & Taxes
House panel set to vote in April on bills reducing hospital tax breaks
House leaders seem serious about the idea of cutting back on two key tax breaks for North Carolina’s nonprofit hospitals. Bills pending in the chamber’s
State Health Plan still battling deficit projections
New estimates are once again predicting that the State Health Plan faces a deficit in the not-too-distant future. Plan executive administrator Tom Friedman’s briefing of trustees on Tuesday shows its...
Mayor defending Rocky Mount casino-site deal, despite audit
Rocky Mount’s mayor is defending the city’s acquisition of a prospective casino site in 2023, even though State Auditor Dave Boliek’s staff says the purchase helped put the city in...
Education
Duke rolls out “HomeGrown” program
Duke University and Duke Health say they’ll channel $203 million over three years into an effort to expand economic opportunity in Durham and the Triangle
A three-way stab at examining education
Gov. Josh Stein, Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall have announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education The 28-member group is directed to...
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 Board of Governors member says....
Elections
Berger asks for recount, also files protest
As was widely expected, Senate leader Phil Berger has asked for a recount of the results in his District 26 GOP primary that show Rockingham
Is there a precedent for Berger’s primary loss?
There’s no recent North Carolina precedent, if any, for Senate leader Phil Berger’s apparent GOP primary loss. The modern era of the General Assembly dates from the advent of gubernatorial...
Meyer cites Justice Center’s “toolkit” for move
Outgoing state Sen. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, says he’s leaving the legislator to run the N.C. Justice Center because the nonprofit has “the full toolkit” to help swing the state’s politics...