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Court decision

An all-Republican N.C. Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday sanctioned the General Assembly’s recent practice of granting the Council of...
Health Care

Legislators probe DHHS staffing

A separate oversight hearing on Tuesday the rest of DHHS, meanwhile, had legislators saying the department is using lapsed-salary money...
Health Care

DHHS under the microscope

Growing costs for drugs and services for the autistic are among the key factors in the funding shortfall that led...
Local

Helene aid

The Stein administration’s grumbling about extent and handling of post-Helene federal disaster aid is getting louder. One of the governor’s...
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Chamber inks deal with Abu Dhabi

The NC Chamber has expanded its roster of international partnerships by signing a memorandum of understanding with its counterpart in...
Education

NC Promise

A capped-tuition plan for four UNC System institutions spends nearly as much money subsidizing out-of-state students as it does for...
Local

Duke, the feds and renewables

No matter what the N.C. Utilities Commission or state legislators may want, moves by Congress and the Trump administration against...
Local

Brockman arrested

State Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, is under pressure to resign after being charged with committing sex acts on a 15-year-old...
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Political doings

Robeson County Republicans are keeping it all in the family when it comes to who will represent them in the...