North Carolina
NC Policy Watch
- Governors and lawmakers say they’re getting serious about states’ rights
OKLAHOMA CITY — State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states. Bipartisan groups of governors and state lawmakers held major gatherings in recent days where issues of state authority became a major focus. They
- Judge orders Pentagon to resume wind energy project reviews
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Defense to lift its blockade of wind energy projects and resume the permitting process that has ground to a halt during President Donald Trump’s second term. Under Trump, the Pentagon has stopped conducting the national security reviews that are required for wind turbines over 200 feet tall.
- US employers shed 23K jobs in July
U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and the employment count for earlier months was revised downward by 103,000 jobs as labor shortages begin to weigh on hiring, according to new statistics released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. “There’s no sugarcoating the overarching message in the July jobs report,” Mark Zandi, the
- ‘I wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary.’
Hailey Allred and Jessica Perigo don’t know each other, but last year they were both financially insecure and living in abortion-ban states, where reproductive health clinics and maternity wards have closed in recent years, when they unexpectedly became pregnant. Both found a local crisis pregnancy center offering free ultrasounds to confirm they were pregnant and
- Todd Blanche confirmed by the US Senate as attorney general; Collins, Murkowski vote no
WASHINGTON — After a lengthy battle over the status of President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, Todd Blanche was confirmed as attorney general by the U.S. Senate early Saturday. Blanche, the acting attorney general, won approval to take the role permanently after GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he would back him,
North Carolina Health News
- Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules
By Nada Hassanein Stateline States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied 25 Democratic-led states’ request to pause implementation of the rule. The broad tax and spending law President Donald Trump signed last summer, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, requires states that The post Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules appeared first on North Carolina Health News.
- WakeMed, Atrium leaders leave public in dark as they brief small groups of commissioners about proposed partnership
By Anne Blythe Key Takeaways: Hours before several hundred people packed the pews of a southeast Raleigh church to air their concerns about a potential combination of WakeMed and Charlotte-based Atrium Health, the heads of the health care systems and their lawyers met privately with three Wake County commissioners. WakeMed and Atrium leaders have been The post WakeMed, Atrium leaders leave public in dark as they brief small groups of commissioners about proposed partnership appeared first on North Carolina Health News.
Carolina Public Press
- Transforming healthcare in Western NC
The Rural Health Transformation Program could offer significant healthcare access improvements to the NC mountains. Transforming healthcare in Western NC is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
- Republicans search for a replacement nominee for Congress in Western NC
With troubled incumbent US Rep. Chuck Edwards stepping aside, GOP needs to find new nominee fast. One obvious choice says he's not interested. Republicans search for a replacement nominee for Congress in Western NC is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
- NC lawmakers send two big election bills to governor
One of the NC election bills is fairly bipartisan. The other has only GOP support. Gov. Stein said he will veto that bill. NC lawmakers send two big election bills to governor is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.