Budget & Taxes Bill would ban ‘cashless’ businesses Some businesses have recently started to require customers pay with credit or debit cards – no cash allowed. Rep. Brenden...
Health Care Redaction snafu delays Health Plan records release It’ll likely take longer before the State Health Plan releases public records detailing the proposals from three insurers seeking the...
Budget & Taxes Grants fund industrial cybersecurity, other courses To meet employers’ needs in a modern job market, community colleges are trying to go well beyond traditional career readiness...
Budget & Taxes Sports betting fight brews After a near miss last year, sports betting legislation could be among the first hot topics to come up as...
Education Could Medicaid funding help pay for child care? Could Medicaid help pay for child care and community college training to get more people back into the workforce?
Education BOG blasts teacher training programs on reading The UNC Board of Governors strongly criticized the universities’ teacher preparation programs over their failure to adhere to mandates that...
Education New UNC policy could limit topics in job interviews Last month, an advocacy group with ties to N.C. Senate Republicans took aim at an N.C. State microbiology professor job...
Health Care Third insurer joins battle over Health Plan contract Blue Cross Blue Shield isn’t the only insurance company filing a formal protest against the State Health Plan’s decision to...
Health Care AFP backs marijuana, opposes Medicaid expansion The influential conservative group Americans For Prosperity has released its legislative agenda for North Carolina this year.
Elections Stein looks to bypass Democratic primary fight for governor Surprising no one, Attorney General Josh Stein launched his candidacy for governor on Wednesday morning.
Budget & Taxes GOP leaders call for tax cuts this year More tax cuts will likely be on the agenda this session, Senate leader Phil Berger said. Berger said in his...
Health Care Blue Cross appeals State Health Plan move In a formal appeal filed Thursday, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina says the State Health Plan used “arbitrary...
Health Care State Health Plan officials complained about Blue Cross for months before switch For months before the State Health Plan board voted to change insurance companies for the first time in over 40...
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