Hospitals facing new financial problems, report says
The N.C. Healthcare Association is highlighting a new report from research firm Kauffman Hall that shows increasing revenue turbulence for hospitals across the country.
Month: August 2022
Takeaways from the N.C. Senate residency battle
The N.C. State Board of Elections has set its residency hearing for Democratic N.C. Senate candidate Valerie Jordan for 3 p.m. Friday. Both Jordan and her Republican opponent, newly minted Sen. Bobby Hanig, have each hired multiple lawyers to present their case.
No Democrat in potentially competitive N.C. House race
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Committee hears school discipline success stories
Turning its attention to school discipline issues, an N.C. House education committee heard four success stories from across the state on Monday.
Ad Watch: 13th congressional district
Both candidates in North Carolina’s most competitive congressional race dropped new TV ads on Monday, and both spotlight a family member.
Campaign Spotlight: House District 2
By replacing portions of Granville County with northern Durham County, redistricting will make it difficult for Yarborough to win re-election. In 2020, the district voted 55% for President Joe Biden and 57% for Gov. Roy Cooper.
Clemmons on bipartisan compromises, early childhood
Rep. Ashton Clemmons, D-Guilford, has developed a reputation as a consensus builder in the House. That’s a challenge in a hyperpartisan environment as a member of the minority party.
Budget Spotlight: New training centers
One of the big winners of vague “capital improvements” funding in the recently approved state budget is the relatively new I-95/I-40 Crossroads of America Economic Development Alliance, which is receiving $12.3 million.
Beasley wants to debate Budd
Every race for governor and U.S. Senate in recent history here has included at least one debate, but will this year be the exception?
Legislative Democrats talk teacher shortage, abortion
As the legislature held more no-vote sessions on Thursday before adjourning until late September, legislative Democrats held a news conference to call for immediate access to address a shortage of teachers as the new school year begins.
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker has a new campaign
After his U.S. Senate hopes were dashed in the May primary, former Congressman Mark Walker is hitting the campaign trail again – but not for himself.
House’s Women in STEM committee under way
The N.C. House’s new Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM kicked off Wednesday with a meeting at SAS Institute’s sprawling campus in Cary.
Lawmakers talk Medicaid, abortion and tax cuts
The legislature’s monthly “check in” sessions with no votes have become something of a press conference day. While most rank-and-file lawmakers aren’t coming to Raleigh to gavel in and out within minutes, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger make an appearance.
Defunct law school students could get debt relief
Attorney General Josh Stein filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Justice to allow student debt relief for former students of the defunct Charlotte School of Law. The for-profit law school shut down in 2017 following accreditation and other problems.
Lawmakers want one party removed from Leandro
In an unusual response to N.C. Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ refusal to recuse herself in the Leandro case, attorneys for legislative leaders filed a request Tuesday asking the judges to remove her former client from the case.