Health Care Not much negotiating over Medicaid expansion Prospects for Medicaid expansion seem to be diminishing as the short session wraps up. Senate leader Phil Berger made it...
Health Care Hemp finally near permanent legalization Hemp growers, distributors and retailers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Senate passed legislation that keeps the industry...
Health Care Hospitals backing House’s approach to Medicaid The N.C. House voted 102-6 to move forward with a Medicaid expansion plan, but there’s no guarantee the issue will...
Budget & Taxes New downtown Raleigh state buildings proposed Lawmakers want to dramatically reshape the state government complex with $300 million in construction funding – the first major change...
Budget & Taxes Budget includes chip manufacturer incentives The pending state budget released Tuesday includes a $112.5 million appropriation for an economic development project in Chatham County that...
Budget & Taxes New savings fund, but no tax cuts, in budget bill One of the bigger surprises in Tuesday’s budget announcement was what was missing. Despite a $4 billion revenue surplus, legislators...
Budget & Taxes Budget to be released Tuesday night If you’re eager to read the budget bill, get ready to spend this evening repeatedly hitting refresh on the legislature’s...
Education Constitutional amendment would elect State Board of Education North Carolina hasn’t had any new constitutional amendments on the ballot since 2018, when voters got to decide on six...
Health Care Hospitals’ Medicaid change up in the air One other key policy item in limbo this week is whether the state will participate in a new federal Medicaid...
Budget & Taxes New rural grants to jumpstart small-town projects The state’s infusion of American Rescue Plan money is starting to trickle down to individual projects, and the result is...
Budget & Taxes What’s next for sports betting bill? After a surprising, narrow defeat on the House floor Wednesday, the future of sports betting looked murky Thursday. And the...
Budget & Taxes Are budget negotiations ‘breaking down’? In a sign that budget talks may be faltering, legislative leaders raised the possibility Thursday that session could wrap up...
Health Care Hemp legalization could be in trouble The N.C. House chopped hemp legalization out of the Senate’s farm bill Wednesday, a move that rankled the bill’s sponsor,...
Health Care House offers alternative approach to Medicaid expansion First the Senate changed its position on Medicaid expansion. This week, it’s the House’s turn. But the odds for it...
Education State controller nominee faces Leandro questions The position of state controller doesn’t get much attention, but as the Senate began the confirmation process for Gov. Roy...
