NC opens rural health funding dashboard as second-year awards begin
North Carolina’s new rural health dashboard details funding commitments as the five-year federal program enters its second year.
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North Carolina votes today: Polls close at 7:30 p.m.
North Carolina’s Election Day voting runs through 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Here are the precinct, identification and ballot-return requirements.
Kristy Kelly: Surely we can be this opinionated at the polls
I have strong opinions about things I am unwilling to fix. This includes my household, where I have been known to get mad about something I could have handled myself before it became everyone else’s problem.
ECU poll puts Cooper ahead of Whatley by 9 points
GREENVILLE - A new East Carolina University poll released Sunday puts Democrat Roy Cooper ahead of Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, 54% to 45%, as the candidates approach the Nov. 3 election.
YouGov poll gives Cooper 11-point lead over Whatley
RALEIGH - A new YouGov survey gives Democrat Roy Cooper an 11-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate race, days before the Nov. 3 election.
Wesleyan analysis finds decline in North Carolina Senate ad spending
MIDDLETOWN - Advertising spending in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race fell between two October reporting periods, according to a new Wesleyan Media Project analysis of AdImpact data.
North Carolina to receive $7.66 million in GM driver-data settlement
RALEIGH - North Carolina will receive $7,657,771 under a $220 million multistate settlement with General Motors over its handling of drivers’ personal information, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Friday.
Stein and legislative leaders file final arguments in appointment-power cases
RALEIGH - Gov. Josh Stein and North Carolina legislative leaders filed final reply briefs Friday in a state Supreme Court dispute over who controls appointments to appellate courts and powerful state boards.
New Census data arrive amid NC concerns over privacy-policy changes
RALEIGH - Newly released census estimates are arriving as North Carolina data specialists weigh how a federal privacy-policy change could affect information used by small communities to make public decisions.
State report flags Chapel Hill bond lapse after IRS payment
CHAPEL HILL - A new state report says Chapel Hill missed federal bond-compliance requirements before paying $389,292.84 to the Internal Revenue Service, while the town says it has changed its procedures and will review compliance annually.
North Carolina releases approved ACA premium increases for 2027
RALEIGH - North Carolina’s Department of Insurance released approved 2027 Affordable Care Act health insurance rates Friday, with insurer-level average increases ranging from 8.35% to 27.36% in the individual market and from 18.78% to 19.54% for small-group coverage.
Inside Elections shifts North Carolina’s 9th District to Likely Republican
RALEIGH - Inside Elections moved North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District from Solid Republican to Likely Republican on Oct. 29, a shift toward greater competitiveness in Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson’s contest against Democrat Richard Ojeda.