BOSTON - A federal judge on Oct. 29 blocked a narrower definition of the Medicaid work-requirement exemption for medically frail people, in a case North Carolina brought with other states.
RICHMOND - A federal appeals court heard arguments Oct. 28 over whether federal drug regulation prevents North Carolina from imposing additional restrictions on the prescribing and dispensing of mifepristone, the medication at the center of a long-running state lawsuit.
RALEIGH - North Carolina’s state auditor has issued the first report tracking Charlotte’s public financing commitment for Bank of America Stadium renovations, documenting about $3.1 million in project-related payments authorized and funded through August.
RALEIGH - The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments Oct. 28 in a challenge to constitutional amendments voters approved in 2018 requiring photo identification for in-person voting and lowering the state income-tax ceiling.
HIGH POINT - A High Point University and YouGov poll released Oct. 28 found Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley 54% to 40% among likely voters in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.
RALEIGH - The UNC System has adopted rules limiting how its campuses use automatic license-plate readers, setting new requirements for data retention, security and outside access.
As a police chief in North Carolina, I have spent my career enforcing the law as it is written to protect the communities I serve. I am now watching, with growing frustration, as a federal loophole has allowed a de facto drug market to operate openly in our communities under the guise of farm policy.
North Carolina’s election night results will remain unofficial while county boards review outstanding ballots and conduct public checks before certifying their totals, the State Board of Elections said in guidance released Tuesday.
Playground equipment manufacturers PlayPower and BCI Burke have abandoned a proposed merger challenged by North Carolina and other states, ending a transaction regulators alleged would increase costs for schools, parks departments and other buyers.
On behalf of Governor Josh Stein, North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley joined state and business leaders from across the Southeast and Japan in Nashville, Tennessee, for the 48th Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast U.S./Japan Association (SEUS/Japan) and the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association.
KINSTON - Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to appear at a midterm campaign rally in Kinston on Wednesday, Oct. 28, bringing another visit by a senior national Republican to North Carolina six days before Election Day.
RALEIGH - North Carolina's State Health Plan Board of Trustees approved a funding adjustment Tuesday that the Treasurer's Office described as $400 million to address the plan's immediate cash needs.
