Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News The clock is ticking for lawmakers in North Carolina — the only state in the nation without an approved budget — to settle on a plan to cover rising administrative costs for Medicaid. That was the key takeaway from a presentation that Melanie Bush, assistant secretary for NC Medicaid, gave earlier […]
Jesse Pierre/WCNC News LaChunda Hunter didn’t think she could have kids. When she learned she was pregnant, she called it a miracle. That miracle quickly became a nightmare after birth. A mother is suing Novant Health and local doctors after she says serious mistakes left her wondering if the child she buried was actually her […]
Mike Schneider/The Associated Press Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name. North Carolina last year attracted more new residents, 84,000 people, from other parts of the country than any other state, a title held by Texas in 2024 and Florida […]
Dylan Halper & Rebecca Fan/The (Duke) Chronicle Discussion of the National Institutes of Health’s contentious moves over the past year to cut research funding for universities was notably absent during a Tuesday virtual fireside chat with NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya. Instead, Bhattacharya — who has served as the 18th director of the NIH under President […]
Doug Coats/WJZY A new John Deere factory will bring more than 150 jobs to the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. The agricultural equipment Tuesday company announced a new $70 million facility in Kernersville, to manufacture excavators. The factory will assume production of future generation excavators previously produced in Japan, John Deere officials said. The […]
Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online The call from the North Carolina Attorney General’s office late last year relayed news of a victory. A federal judge in Boston on Dec. 11, 2025, sided with Jeff Jackson and 19 other state attorneys general in their case against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, informed the caller. U.S. District Court […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Mission Hospital in Asheville is once again facing “Immediate Jeopardy,” just a few months after getting the same designation wiped by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Greg Lowe, president of the Mission Health system which operates the hospital, informed hospital employees of the news Thursday evening. In Lowe’s […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte to protest recent actions by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis. Chants echoed through the crowd as demonstrators held signs reading “Stop Truth Decay” and “Enough Lies.” Protesters spoke out against the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis and the […]
Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News The seeds of chaos sown into the fertile soil of the embattled Fontana Regional Library system over the last few years have sprouted. The FRL Board of Trustees has struggled to function over the last year, but things have come to a head the last couple of weeks as trustees, local […]
Lauren Rhodes/WUNC News If you’ve ever wondered what happens to old Christmas trees, you might just need to look under your feet. Each year, Wake County gives live, undecorated trees new life by turning them into nutrient-rich mulch through their Happy Trails Christmas Tree Recycling Program. The mulch is used on local trails to improve […]
North Carolina’s Department of Insurance closed the books on a complaintalleging that Rockingham County officials illegally asked the county’s insurance to pay for their defense against a libel lawsuit. “We received a complaint related to the Rockingham County commissioners. We reviewed it and closed it because of no evidence of fraud,” said department spokesman Barry […]
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 of the plan’s cost-control strategy and addresses the primary care needs of its members. Follow-on decisions will address speciality, maternity and dermatological care, and independent […]
WRAL News Gov. Josh Stein issued a state of emergency Thursday before this weekend’s winter storm hits North Carolina. Stein’s declaration is separate from the one he issued before last weekend’s ice storm. The state of emergency ensures the state qualifies if federal is needed to respond or recover from this winter weather event and […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News The UNC Board of Governors is moving forward on adopting a system-wide definition of academic freedom. According to System officials the proposal “fills out a gap” in UNC BOG policies, which have long mentioned academic freedom without defining it. But some faculty members say the “lengthy and vague” policy is a threat […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square New poll results indicate support for the Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina is better than 6 in 10. Support for charter schools is the lowest in three years, yet still solidly running at 57.4% to only 32.8% opposed. For the state Board of Education, 2 in 3 say elections, not […]
