Health Care Growing interest in drug treatments for jails The Governor’s Crime Commission heard success stories Thursday about the use of medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, in county jails to...
Elections Lawmakers to SCOTUS: We can delay the primary Friday has a noon deadline for candidates to file in the May primary, but the U.S. Supreme Court still hasn’t...
Elections Aiken, Graham file for Congress; Wake House race drama Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken filed Thursday for his second bid to represent North Carolina in Congress.
Health Care DOL directive for health care workplaces to end N.C. Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson announced Wednesday that he’s ending an emergency declaration that required COVID-19 safety standards for...
Elections Crawford opts for House over Senate While it’s common for N.C. House members to move to the Senate, it’s rare for senators to give up their...
Elections Industrial Commission veteran runs for Court of Appeals; Szoka’s uncertain plans News Wednesday from the candidate filing period, which ends Friday at noon.
Elections A double-bunked race, and former legislators seek comeback An update on candidate filing as of March 2.
Budget & Taxes $164 million approved for water, sewer projects Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced Tuesday that 76 water and sewer projects will get a total of $164 million in...
Health Care DHHS pitches Medicaid expansion to legislative panel N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Dave Richard made the case for Medicaid expansion Tuesday to a...
Elections Moore, Ballard seeking re-election; Gallimore files for rematch Candidate filing is under way through noon on Friday. Here's the latest new filings of note:
Elections Veteran Fayetteville lawmaker to retire Rep. Billy Richardson, D-Cumberland, announced Monday night that he won’t seek re-election to his seat.
Elections How the N.C. House got bipartisanship on redistricting map The bipartisan redistricting compromise over the redrawn N.C. House map wasn’t reached until just a few hours before the House...
Elections Legislator’s son, Jackson among latest candidate news Candidate filing is under way through noon on Friday. Here's the latest new filings of note
Education Top UNC System official headed to Texas The UNC System Office’s chief operating officer – a key lieutenant to President Peter Hans – is leaving for a...
Elections Mark Robinson in the spotlight at CPAC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson had a prime speaking slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Florida on...