Health Care Folwell issues new report on hospital profits A new report from State Treasurer Dale Folwell says hospitals are profiting from serving Medicare patients – the latest salvo...
Elections Poll Watch: U.S. Senate A second poll this week shows Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd with a slight lead that, if accurate, would...
Elections Campaign Spotlight: House District 98 One of Mecklenburg County’s most competitive districts features a rematch between candidates who have already faced off in two previous...
Health Care Hudson’s health care bill signed into law U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson celebrated a win for bipartisanship this week. While Hudson is in the minority party in Congress,...
Education New UNC funding model addresses declining enrollment Facing flat and in some cases declining enrollment numbers, UNC System leaders are developing a new model for funding universities...
Budget & Taxes Beaches get storm damage money North Carolina beaches from the Outer Banks south to Oak Island will get about $20 million in state funding for...
Elections Millions in outside ad spending to shape N.C. Supreme Court races While N.C. Supreme Court candidates are busy pledging to take politics out of the judicial branch, several dark money groups...
Elections Poll Watch: 1st congressional district Who’s leading in the polls in the 1st congressional district? It depends which candidate you ask.
Elections Cooper for president? Or another governor instead? Over the weekend, Gov. Roy Cooper once again appeared on The Washington Post’s list of the top 10 potential Democratic...
Elections Follow The Money: Federal campaign fundraising Third-quarter campaign finance reports are in for the U.S. Senate and congressional races, giving us a look at the health...
Education Accountants want more K-12 curriculum Should accounting be considered part of the state’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) curriculum?
Elections A website oops for Supreme Court candidates An essential checklist item before launching a political campaign is to make sure you’ve registered websites for YourName.com. If you...
Budget & Taxes New American Indian Heritage Commission holds first meeting State government’s newest commission kicked off on Friday, thanks to a provision included in last year’s state budget.
Budget & Taxes STEM programs could get more budget money One potential outcome of the House Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM’s work could come in next year’s budget:...
