Caroline Yaffa & Flynn Snyder/WRAL News North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is creating a bipartisan commission to recommend ways to lower healthcare costs in North Carolina. Executive Order 39, signed by the Democratic governor on Tuesday, establishes the Health Care Affordability Commission, co-chaired by Republican State Treasurer Brad Briner and Devdutta Sangvai, who oversees the […]
Mike Scarcella/Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear Apple’s (AAPL.O), opens new tab bid to escape being found in contempt in its legal fight with “Fortnite” maker Epic Games after the iPhone maker was deemed in violation of a judicial order mandating sweeping changes to its lucrative App Store in the antitrust […]
Claire Michal/NC Newsline The North Carolina state Senate gathered for a ceremonial session to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary this year at the state capitol building on Tuesday. The historic building first housed legislative sessions in 1840, continuing until 1961 when state lawmakers moved into the current legislative building nearby in downtown Raleigh. Fourteen senators spoke […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are undocumented or do not have legal immigration status. Trump’s executive order targeted the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. […]
Penelope Lopez/WTVD News Fort Bragg could undergo its third name change in five years as a U.S. House committee votes to rename nine military installations as part of the latest annual defense bill proposal draft. The push is fueling mixed reactions among veterans, residents, and historians, while raising questions about the cost to taxpayers. Last […]
John Raby/The Associated Press Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina early Monday, but the siege ended hours later when law enforcement officers entered the facility and seized control. Three guards and 88 inmates were inside the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor when the takeover began […]
Hannah Goetz/WSOC News More than 500 acres of land in Gaston County will be protected instead of developed, and a new public park is providing more access to Lake Wylie. After buying 562 undeveloped acres of land last week, Gaston County says it will create a park with hiking and mountain biking trails, public access […]
Jonathan Bym/The Southern Pines Pilot Water availability and a town budget are two of the more important issues a municipality handles, and the Carthage Board of Commissioners discussed both during a special meeting Monday. With time ticking down to approve a spending plan before the end of the current fiscal year on June 30, the […]
Trevon McGlone/The Sampson Independent The Archibald Monk House, one of the most historic buildings in Newton Grove, has begun to show its age. Now, descendants of the Monk family are asking the town to step in and help preserve the landmark. This month, the town agreed to take those steps. The Monk House, originally built […]
Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press As Mecklenburg County works to reopen one of its previously closed detention centers later this summer due to overcrowding at the existing jail, the North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention continues to push for the return of juveniles to the county. If and when that could happen remains […]
Brian Murphy & Jack Hagel/WRAL News Leaders of the North Carolina Senate are pushing for a government-backed framework for a $1.7-billion Raleigh stadium — a plan that would support a Major League Baseball expansion bid, a legislative proposal reviewed by WRAL News on Saturday reveals. But House leaders’ opposition to public funding for the project […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press In 2018, postpartum eclampsia kept Jessica McIntyre in the hospital for a week after the birth of her son. McIntyre, a school social worker in Beaufort County, had health insurance, but her plan required her to pay 20% of the cost of her stay. In total, she owed thousands of dollars […]
Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News When Martin General Hospital closed its doors in 2023 after 73 years of service, residents of Martin County in eastern North Carolina were left without a local emergency department. At the time the hope was to get the facility reopened quickly with new management. Three years later, residents still have to […]
Jill Doss-Raines/The High Point Enterprise If the Lexington City Council approves in August, Davidson County will have a second property poised to become a potential megasite for industrial development. The council has scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Aug. 10 on annexing 848.8 acres along N.C. 47 south of the city that developer Robert […]
Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Skip Alston said that the board deliberately resisted pressure from Guilford County Schools to approve a larger property tax increase this year, arguing that commissioners had promised taxpayers they wouldn’t raise taxes any more than necessary. Alston made the comments in an interview […]
